衰 shuāi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
衰弱
shuāiruò
weak; feeble; weakened
Characters in this word
弱 ruò
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 经历连续几周的高烧后，他的身体明显衰弱，需要长期调养。 Jīnglì liánxù jǐ zhōu de gāoshāo hòu, tā de shēntǐ míngxiǎn shuāiruò, xūyào chángqī tiáoyǎng. After several consecutive weeks of high fever, his body was clearly weakened and needed long-term recuperation.
- 大病一场之后，奶奶的视力越来越衰弱了。 Dà bìng yī chǎng zhīhòu, nǎinai de shìlì yuèláiyuè shuāiruò le. After a serious illness, grandma's eyesight has become weaker and weaker.
- 老人腿脚衰弱，上下楼梯都需要人搀扶。 Lǎorén tuǐjiǎo shuāiruò, shàngxià lóutī dōu xūyào rén chānfú. The old man's legs are weak; he needs someone to support him going up and down the stairs.
Related words
- 衰老 shuāilǎo to age, to grow old
- 衰减 shuāijiǎn to attenuate; to weaken gradually
- 衰竭 shuāijié to fail; to become exhausted
- 衰落 shuāiluò to decline; to fall into decay
- 衰退 shuāituì to decline; to recede; recession
- 弱 ruò weak
- 薄弱 bóruò weak
- 脆弱 cuìruò fragile, weak
- 减弱 jiǎnruò to weaken, to diminish
- 弱点 ruòdiǎn weakness, weak point
- 软弱 ruǎnruò weak; feeble
- 弱势 ruòshì disadvantaged; in a weak position