弱 ruò

weak; fragile, delicate

HSK 5 #1038

DEFINITIONS

  • weak
  • fragile, delicate
  • weak
  • feeble
  • young
  • inferior
  • (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

STROKES

弱 stroke order diagram
弱 stroke order animation

WORDS

强弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure
纤弱 xiān ruò fragile; delicate
不甘示弱 bù gān shì ruò not to be outdone
羸弱 léi ruò frail; weak
年老体弱 nián lǎo tǐ ruò old and weak (idiom)
积弱 jī ruò cumulative weakness; to decline (over time); degeneration
以弱胜强 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以弱勝強 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
以強凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
国弱民穷 guó ruò mín qióng the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
國弱民窮 guó ruò mín qióng the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
嬌弱 jiāo ruò delicate
年老體弱 nián lǎo tǐ ruò old and weak (idiom)
弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate; fragile state of health
弱作用 ruò zuò yòng weak interaction (physics)
弱作用力 ruò zuò yòng lì the weak force (in particle physics)
弱侧 ruò cè weak side; off side (sports)
弱側 ruò cè weak side; off side (sports)
弱勢 ruò shì vulnerable; weak
弱势群体 ruò shì qún tǐ disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped); the economically and politically marginalized; the dispossessed
弱勢群體 ruò shì qún tǐ disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped); the economically and politically marginalized; the dispossessed
弱受 ruò shòu submissive; yielding; weak; opposite: 強攻|强攻, dominant
弱爆 ruò bào (slang) weak; pathetic; subpar; sucks
弱相互作用 ruò xiāng hù zuò yòng weak interaction (in particle physics); weak force
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