weak; feeble; frail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
physically weak; frail; debilitated
Most commonly used to describe a person's poor physical state after illness, fatigue, or old age.
Tā他
dà大
bìng病
chū初
yù愈
，
shēn身
tǐ体
hái还
hěn很
xū虚
ruò弱
。
He has just recovered from a serious illness and is still very weak.
Lǎo老
rén人
shēn身
tǐ体
xū虚
ruò弱
，
xū需
yào要
duō多
jiā加
zhào照
gù顾
。
The elderly man is frail and needs extra care.
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Shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
，
bìng病
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
xū虚
ruò弱
。
After the surgery, the patient felt extremely weak.
adjective
weak; feeble; lacking strength
formalPrimarily used in formal or literary contexts to describe the weakness of a nation's power, military forces, or an argument's foundation.
Dāng当
shí时
de的
guó国
lì力
shí十
fēn分
xū虚
ruò弱
，
wú无
lì力
dǐ抵
kàng抗
wài外
dí敌
。
The national power was very weak at that time, unable to resist foreign enemies.
Zhè这
ge个
lùn论
diǎn点
zhèng证
jù据
xū虚
ruò弱
，
nán难
yǐ以
fú服
rén人
。
The evidence for this argument is feeble and hard to convince people.
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Dí敌
jūn军
zài在
zāo遭
shòu受
zhòng重
chuàng创
hòu后
，
bīng兵
lì力
biàn变
de得
fēi非
cháng常
xū虚
ruò弱
。
After suffering heavy losses, the enemy's military force became very weak.