弱

ruò

“Weak” in Chinese is 弱 (ruò).

Other characters with the syllable ruo: see all 2 →

Meaning

weak; feeble
young
inferior; not as good as

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(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Example

我们还是脆弱不堪。

We're still vulnerable.

From 脆弱 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 弱

薄弱bóruòweak; frailHSK 5 脆弱cuìruòweakHSK 7-9 减弱jiǎnruòto weaken; to diminishHSK 7-9 软弱ruǎnruòweakHSK 7-9 弱点ruòdiǎnweak pointHSK 7-9 弱势ruòshìvulnerableHSK 7-9 衰弱shuāiruòweakHSK 7-9 微弱wēiruòweakHSK 7-9

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