弱 ruò
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
弱势
ruòshì
disadvantaged; in a weak position
Characters in this word
势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政策设计若忽略弱势群体，所谓效率就会失去基本的正当性。 Zhèngcè shèjì ruò hūlüè ruòshì qúntǐ, suǒwèi xiàolǜ jiù huì shīqù jīběn de zhèngdàngxìng. If policy design ignores disadvantaged groups, so-called efficiency will lose its basic legitimacy.
- 谈判时，处于弱势的一方往往不得不做出更多让步。 Tánpàn shí, chǔyú ruòshì de yīfāng wǎngwǎng bùdébù zuò chū gèng duō ràngbù. In negotiations, the side in the weaker position often has to make more concessions.
- 社会应该多关心老人和孩子这些弱势群体。 Shèhuì yīnggāi duō guānxīn lǎorén hé háizi zhèxiē ruòshì qúntǐ. Society should pay more attention to disadvantaged groups such as the elderly and children.