瘦 shòu

thin, emaciated, lean; meager

HSK 3 #1841

DEFINITIONS

  • thin, emaciated, lean
  • meager
  • thin
  • to lose weight
  • (of clothing) tight
  • (of meat) lean
  • (of land) unproductive

STROKES

WORDS

瘦小 shòu xiǎo slightly-built; petite
瘦子 shòu zi thin person
骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái as thin as a match; emaciated (idiom)
瘦弱 shòu ruò thin and weak
消瘦 xiāo shòu to waste away; to become thin
瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún skinny; emaciated (idiom)
清瘦 qīng shòu meager
瘦肉 shòu ròu lean meat
瘦长 shòu cháng slim
瘦削 shòu xuē slim
精瘦 jīng shòu (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc); slender
干瘦 gān shòu wizened; skinny and shriveled
瘦身 shòu shēn to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down; (Tw) to downsize (a business)
乾瘦 gān shòu wizened; skinny and shriveled
周瘦鹃 zhōu shòu juān Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
周瘦鵑 zhōu shòu juān Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
嫌肥挑瘦 xián féi tiāo shòu to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
挑肥嫌瘦 tiāo féi xián shòu to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
瘦伶仃 shòu líng dīng emaciated; scrawny
瘦巴巴 shòu bā bā thin; scrawny; emaciated
瘦死的骆驼比马大 shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom); fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people; a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
瘦死的駱駝比馬大 shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom); fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people; a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
瘦長 shòu cháng slim
瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng emaciated; scrawny
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