削 xiāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 肖 to resemble, to look like 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
削弱
xuēruò
to weaken
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
- 过度依赖补贴会削弱企业自主创新的动力。 Guòdù yīlài bǔtiē huì xuēruò qǐyè zìzhǔ chuàngxīn de dònglì. Excessive reliance on subsidies will weaken enterprises' motivation for independent innovation.
- 长期熬夜会削弱身体的抵抗力。 Chángqī áoyè huì xuēruò shēntǐ de dǐkànglì. Staying up late for a long time weakens the body's resistance.
- 多次失败也没有削弱她追求梦想的热情。 Duōcì shībài yě méiyǒu xuēruò tā zhuīqiú mèngxiǎng de rèqíng. Repeated failures did not weaken her enthusiasm for pursuing her dream.
Related words
- 剥削 bōxuē to exploit
- 削 xiāo to pare; to whittle; to shave
- 削减 xuējiǎn to cut down; to reduce
- 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
- 弱项 ruòxiàng weak point; weak area
- 衰弱 shuāiruò weak; feeble; weakened