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Pronunciation |
: |
ruò |
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Meaning |
: |
- weak. (adj)
- young. (adj)
- inferior. (adj)
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Radical |
: |
弓 |
Strokes |
: |
7 |
Traditional |
: |
弱 |
Usage |
: |
10.3% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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: |
the old and the young |
2. |
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: |
weak; frail; fragile |
Sentences:
1. He is very weak. |
tā |
shēn |
tǐ |
hěn |
ruò |
。 |
他 |
身 |
体 |
很 |
弱 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
身体 |
: |
body |
很 |
: |
very |
弱 |
: |
weak |
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2. One of the frailties of human nature is laziness. |
rén |
xìng |
de |
ruò |
diǎn |
zhī |
yī |
shì |
lǎn |
duò |
。 |
人 |
性 |
的 |
弱 |
点 |
之 |
一 |
是 |
懒 |
惰 |
。 |
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人性 |
: |
human nature |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
弱点 |
: |
weakness |
之一 |
: |
(pronoun) one of |
是 |
: |
is |
懒惰 |
: |
laziness |
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3. Your argument is too weak to convince me. |
nǐ |
de |
lùn |
diǎn |
tài |
báo |
ruò |
le |
, |
shuì |
fú |
bú |
liǎo |
wǒ |
。 |
你 |
的 |
论 |
点 |
太 |
薄 |
弱 |
了 |
, |
说 |
服 |
不 |
了 |
我 |
。 |
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你的 |
: |
your |
论点 |
: |
argument |
太 |
: |
too |
薄弱 |
: |
weak, feeble |
了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a certain situation under certain conditions |
说服 |
: |
convince |
不了 |
: |
(used after a verb) cannot, be unable to, be imposible to |
我 |
: |
me |
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4. She’s no less capable than the others. |
tā |
de |
néng |
lì |
bìng |
bù |
bǐ |
bié |
rén |
ruò |
。 |
她 |
的 |
能 |
力 |
并 |
不 |
比 |
别 |
人 |
弱 |
。 |
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她的 |
: |
her |
能力 |
: |
ability, capability |
并 |
: |
(used to reinforce a negative) actually, definitely |
不 |
: |
not |
比 |
: |
(preposition) than |
别人 |
: |
other people |
弱 |
: |
weak, inferior |
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