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Hanzi

瘦 / 瘦

Traditional
瘦
Simplified
瘦

thin/to lose weight/(of clothing) tight/(of meat) lean/(of land) unproductive

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

shòu

Bopomofo

ㄕㄡˋ

Jyutping

sau3

Example sentences

瘦 shòu
他最近變瘦了很多。
他最近变瘦了很多。

He has become much thinner recently.

折磨 zhémó
病痛的折磨讓他瘦了很多。
病痛的折磨让他瘦了很多。

The torture of illness made him lose a lot of weight.

消瘦 xiāoshòu
他生病後顯得消瘦許多。
他生病后显得消瘦许多。

After being ill, he looked noticeably gaunt.

瘦弱 shòuruò
那隻受傷的狗看起來很瘦弱，獸醫先替牠補充營養。
那只受伤的狗看起来很瘦弱，兽医先替它补充营养。

The injured dog looked frail, so the veterinarian first gave it nutritional support.

Example Vocabulary

瘦

shou4

thin; lean; tight (clothing)

瘦子

shou4'zi

瘦肉

瘦身

shou4'shen1

乾瘦

gan1'shou4

消瘦

xiao1'shou4

thin and gaunt, often because of illness or hardship; to become visibly thinner

清瘦

qing1'shou4

瘦削

shou4'xue1

瘦弱

shou4'ruo4

thin and weak; frail

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