削弱 xuē ruò ㄒㄩㄝ ㄖㄨㄛˋ soek3 joek6 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to weaken
- to impair
- to cripple
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削
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ soek3 gaam2 to cut down
- 剥削 剝削 bō xuē ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ mok1 soek3 to exploit
- 切削 qiē xiāo ㄑㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠ cit3 soek3 to cut
- 削价 削價 xuē jià ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄚˋ soek3 gaa3 to cut down the price
- 削尖 xiāo jiān ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢ soek3 zim1 to sharpen
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- 削波 xuē bō ㄒㄩㄝ ㄅㄛ soek3 bo1 clipping (signal processing)
- 削球 xiāo qiú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ soek3 kau4 (sport) to chop
- 削瘦 xuē shòu ㄒㄩㄝ ㄕㄡˋ soek3 sau3 thin
- 削籍 xuē jí ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧˊ soek3 zik6 (of an official) dismissal from office (old)
- 削职 削職 xuē zhí ㄒㄩㄝ ㄓˊ soek3 zik1 demotion
- 削除 xuē chú ㄒㄩㄝ ㄔㄨˊ soek3 ceoi4 to remove
- 削发 削髮 xuē fà ㄒㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˋ soek3 faat3 to shave one's head
- 减削 減削 jiǎn xuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝ gaam2 soek3 to reduce
- 瘦削 shòu xuē ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄝ sau3 soek3 slim
- 陡削 dǒu xiāo ㄉㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dau2 soek3 precipitous
- 刀削面 刀削麵 dāo xiāo miàn ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄢˋ dou1 soek3 min6 knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
- 削铅笔 削鉛筆 xiāo qiān bǐ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˇ soek3 jyun4 bat1 to sharpen a pencil
- 剥削者 剝削者 bō xuē zhě ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄓㄜˇ mok1 soek3 ze2 exploiter (of labor)
- 下旋削球 xià xuán xiāo qiú ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ haa6 syun4 soek3 kau4 (golf, tennis) undercut
- 削职为民 削職為民 xuē zhí wéi mín ㄒㄩㄝ ㄓˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ soek3 zik1 wai4 man4 demotion to commoner (idiom)
弱
- 弱势 弱勢 ruò shì ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ joek6 sai3 vulnerable
- 弱点 弱點 ruò diǎn ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ joek6 dim2 weak point
- 微弱 wēi ruò ㄨㄟ ㄖㄨㄛˋ mei4 joek6 weak
- 懦弱 nuò ruò ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ no6 joek6 cowardly; weak
- 减弱 減弱 jiǎn ruò ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gaam2 joek6 to weaken; to diminish
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- 脆弱 cuì ruò ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ceoi3 joek6 weak
- 薄弱 bó ruò ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bok6 joek6 weak; frail
- 虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò ㄒㄩ ㄖㄨㄛˋ heoi1 joek6 weak
- 衰弱 shuāi ruò ㄕㄨㄞ ㄖㄨㄛˋ seoi1 joek6 weak
- 软弱 軟弱 ruǎn ruò ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ jyun5 joek6 weak
- 娇弱 嬌弱 jiāo ruò ㄐㄧㄠ ㄖㄨㄛˋ giu1 joek6 delicate
- 孱弱 chán ruò ㄔㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ saan4 joek6 delicate; frail; impotent; weak
- 弱侧 弱側 ruò cè ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄜˋ joek6 zak1 weak side
- 弱化 ruò huà ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ joek6 faa3 weaken
- 弱小 ruò xiǎo ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ joek6 siu2 small and weak; puny
- 弱旅 ruò lǚ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄩˇ joek6 leoi5 (sports) weak team; underdog (team)
- 弱智 ruò zhì ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ joek6 zi3 weak-minded
- 弱爆 ruò bào ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄠˋ joek6 baau3 (slang) weak
- 弱听 弱聽 ruò tīng ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄥ joek6 teng1 hard of hearing
- 弱脉 弱脈 ruò mài ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄞˋ joek6 mak6 weak pulse
Idioms with these characters
- 不甘示弱 bù gān shì ruò ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bat1 gam1 si6 joek6 (idiom) not to be outdone
- 锄强扶弱 鋤強扶弱 chú qiáng fú ruò ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6 to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
- 扶弱抑强 扶弱抑強 fú ruò yì qiáng ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fu4 joek6 jik1 koeng4 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
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- 国弱民穷 國弱民窮 guó ruò mín qióng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ gwok3 joek6 man4 kung4 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
- 年老体弱 年老體弱 nián lǎo tǐ ruò ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ nin4 lou5 tai2 joek6 old and weak (idiom)
- 弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄥ joek6 bat1 gam1 fung1 lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom)
- 弱肉强食 弱肉強食 ruò ròu qiáng shí ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕˊ joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
- 恃强欺弱 恃強欺弱 shì qiáng qī ruò ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ci5 koeng4 hei1 joek6 to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 以强凌弱 以強凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ji5 koeng4 ling4 joek6 to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
Example sentences
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如果 系统 系統 工程师 工程師 继续 繼續 离开 離開 ， 公司 的 竞争 競爭 优势 優勢 将会 將會 被 削弱 。
The company's competitive edge will be eroded if system engineers continue to leave.
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