haggard; gaunt; wan
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
haggard; gaunt; drawn; looking worn and exhausted (of a person's appearance)
literaryDescribes a worn, exhausted appearance due to illness, worry, overwork, or hardship. Often used in literary contexts. The variant form 蕉萃 (found in some older texts) is archaic and not used in modern standard writing.
Tā她
bìng病
le了
yī一
chǎng场
，
xiǎn显
de得
qiáo憔
cuì悴
duō多
le了
。
After being sick for a while, she looked much more haggard.
Tā他
zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
áo熬
yè夜
gōng工
zuò作
，
miàn面
róng容
shí十
fēn分
qiáo憔
cuì悴
。
He has been working late into the night these past few days, and his face looks quite drawn.
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Mǔ母
qīn亲
qiáo憔
cuì悴
de的
liǎn脸
shàng上
lù露
chū出
le了
xīn欣
wèi慰
de的
xiào笑
róng容
。
A relieved smile appeared on her mother's haggard face.
Jīng经
lì历
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
dǎ打
jī击
，
tā他
xiǎn显
de得
yù愈
fā发
qiáo憔
cuì悴
。
After experiencing a series of blows, he appeared increasingly gaunt.