弱 ruò
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ruò
adjective
weak
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '弱'; Guoyu '弱' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '弱' 1a, p. 393;Unihan '弱'; XHZD '弱' 1, p. 642) -
ruò
adjective
little; young
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '弱'; Guoyu '弱' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '弱' 1b, p. 393; XHZD '弱' 2, p. 642) -
ruò
verb
to die
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '弱' v 1; XHZD '弱' 3, p. 642) -
ruò
verb
to decrease
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '弱' 2, p. 393) -
ruò
adjective
almost
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: When following a numeral (CC-CEDICT '弱'; Guoyu '弱' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '弱' 2a, p. 393) -
ruò
proper noun
Ruo [river]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Name of a legendary river (Kroll 2015 '弱' 3, p. 393) -
ruò
verb
to fail
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '弱' v 2) -
ruò
adjective
fragile; delicate
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '弱' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '弱' 1, p. 393; Unihan '弱')
Contained in
- 弱势(弱勢) vulnerable; weak
- 不甘示弱 not to be outdone
- 色弱 partial color blindness; color weakness
- 强弱(強弱) the strong and the weak
- 弱视(弱視) amblyopia
- 削弱 to weaken
- 精神衰弱 psychasthenia; obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 弱肉强食(弱肉強食) the weak are prey to the strong; predatory behavior; the law of the jungle
- 锄强扶弱(鋤強扶弱) to hinder the strong and support the weak
- 强榦弱枝(強榦弱枝) to strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches
- 恃强欺弱(恃強欺弱) to use one's strength to mistreat people; to bully
- 渐弱(漸弱) to fade out; gradually weakening; diminuendo; decrescendo
- 弱侧(弱側) weak side; off side
- 弱点(弱點) weak point; failing
- 强本弱枝(強本弱枝) to strengthen the core and weaken the branches
- 薄弱环节(薄弱環節) weak link; loophole
- 卒强吏弱 the soldiers are strong but the officers are weak
- 弱不禁风(弱不禁風) too weak to stand up to the wind; extremely delicate; fragile state of health
- 弱化 weaken; make weaker
- 以弱胜强(以弱勝強) using the weak to defeat the strong; to win from a position of weakness
- 弱势群体(弱勢群體) the disadvantaged; those who are economically and politically marginalized
- 心肠软弱(心腸軟弱) soft-hearted
- 贫弱(貧弱) poor and feeble
- 虚弱(虛弱) weak
- 纤纤弱质(纖纖弱質) slender and graceful
- 愚弱 ignorant and feeble
- 神经衰弱(神經衰弱) mental illness; psychasthenia
- 弱酸 weak acid
- 娇弱(嬌弱) delicate
- 稚弱 immature and feeble
- 弱碱(弱鹼) weak base (alkali)
- 弱智 weak-minded; mentally deficient; retarded
- 薄弱 weak; frail
- 积弱(積弱) cumulative weakness
- 弱听(弱聽) hard of hearing; hearing-impaired
- 减弱(減弱) to weaken
- 脆弱 weak; frail ; cowardly ; irresolute
- 弱小 small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children
- 弱爆 weak; pathetic; subpar; sucks
- 弱质(弱質) a weak physique ; a poorly developed ability
- 衰弱 feeble; weak
- 弱音踏板 soft pedal (on piano); una corda pedal
- 柔弱 weak; delicate
- 弱脉(弱脈) weak pulse
- 弱势团体(弱勢團體) the disadvantaged; those who are economically and politically marginalized; Groups Helping the Disadvantaged
- 强干弱枝(強幹弱枝) to strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches
- 弱相互作用 weak interaction (in particle physics); weak force
- 微弱 weak; faint; feeble
- 彊干弱枝(彊幹弱枝) to strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches
- 疲弱 tired; weak; exhausted
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- 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 45
- 卷十三 志第三 歷下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 36
- 卷十二 志第二 歷上 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Calendar 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 35
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 21
- 第一 律曆上 律準 候氣 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 19
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 18
- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 17
- 卷五十四 Scroll 54 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 16
- 議兵篇第十五 Chapter 15: A Debate on use of the Miltary Xunzi 荀子 — count: 16
- 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 14
Collocations
- 幼弱 (幼弱) 君幼弱 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 11
- 兵弱 (兵弱) 民眾而兵弱者 — Guanzi 管子, 權修第三 Chapter 3: Cultivating Authority — count: 7
- 劫弱 (劫弱) 強之劫弱 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四 兼愛下 Book 4 - Universal Love III — count: 7
- 华弱 (華弱) 宋華弱來奔 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 6
- 君弱 (君弱) 君弱臣強 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧蘀兮 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Tuo Xi — count: 6
- 弱来 (弱來) 國弱來奔 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
- 齐国弱 (齊國弱) 齊國弱 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5
- 弱子 (弱子) 不利弱子亥 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十 經說上 Book 10 - Exposition of Canon I — count: 5
- 晏弱 (晏弱) 晏弱 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
- 彊弱 (彊弱) 而彊弱之國可知也 — Guanzi 管子, 八觀第十三 Chapter 13: Eight Observations — count: 4