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软弱

ruǎnruò

weak; feeble

A stiff red chain beside a drooping sand-colored thread
Memory picture

Characters in this word

软 ruǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

弱 ruò

Strokes
10
Radical
弓 — bow
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 如果制度监督长期缺位,再善良的动机也可能演变成软弱的妥协。 Rúguǒ zhìdù jiāndū chángqī quēwèi, zài shànliáng de dòngjī yě kěnéng yǎnbiàn chéng ruǎnruò de tuǒxié. If institutional oversight remains absent for a long time, even good intentions may turn into weak compromise.
  • 他性格软弱,从不敢拒绝别人的要求。 Tā xìnggé ruǎnruò, cóng bù gǎn jùjué biérén de yāoqiú. He has a weak character and never dares to refuse other people's requests.
  • 面对挑战软弱退缩,就永远无法进步。 Miànduì tiǎozhàn ruǎnruò tuìsuō, jiù yǒngyuǎn wúfǎ jìnbù. If you weakly back down from challenges, you will never make progress.

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