HSK 3 HSK C5/W3/V5
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瘦

/ shòu / 
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As an Adjective

thin; emaciated

1
Zhè
这
pǐ
匹
mǎ
马
shòu
瘦
de
得
kělián
可怜
  
。

The poor horse looked all skin and bone(s).

2
Tā
她
yīn
因
chángqī
长期
shēngbìng
生病
ér
而
xiāoshòu
消瘦
  
。

Her long illness leaned her body. / She was emaciated by long illness.

3
Tā
他
lǎoshi
老是
fāchóu
发愁
  
,
rén
人
dōu
都
shòu
瘦
de
得
píbāogǔtou
皮包骨头
le
了
  
。

He was worrying himself into a skeleton.

4
Tā
他
shòu
瘦
le
了
  
。

He has lost weight.

5
Yòu
又
gāo
高
yòu
又
shòu
瘦

tall and skinny

6
Liǎn
脸
shòu
瘦

have a thin face

As an Adjective

(of strokes in Chinese handwriting) thin

7
Zìtǐ
字体
shòuyìng
瘦硬

characters with thin but powerful strokes

As an Adjective

(of meat) lean

As an Adjective

(of clothes) tight

As an Adjective

(of land) poor; barren; sterile; unproductive