weaken; diminish
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to become weaker; to decline; to diminish
Describes a process where strength, power, or influence lessens over time or due to circumstances.
Jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
hòu后
，
gāi该
guó国
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
lì力
xuē削
ruò弱
le了
。
After the economic crisis, the country's influence weakened.
Lián连
xù续
áo熬
yè夜
，
tā他
de的
tǐ体
lì力
míng明
xiǎn显
xuē削
ruò弱
le了
。
After consecutive sleepless nights, his physical strength noticeably diminished.
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Jǐ几
míng名
zhǔ主
lì力
duì队
yuán员
lí离
duì队
hòu后
，
qiú球
duì队
shí实
lì力
yǒu有
suǒ所
xuē削
ruò弱
。
After several key players left the team, the team's strength was somewhat weakened.
verb
to weaken; to undermine; to erode
A transitive verb meaning to actively cause something to lose strength, power, or effectiveness.
Tā他
men们
shì试
tú图
xuē削
ruò弱
duì对
shǒu手
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
lì力
。
They tried to weaken their competitor's competitiveness.
Xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
xuē削
ruò弱
le了
dì地
fāng方
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
quán权
lì力
。
The new policy undermined the power of local governments.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
xuē削
ruò弱
dí敌
rén人
de的
lì力
liàng量
。
We must weaken the enemy's forces.