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shòu
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Common

Definitions

  1. 1. thin
  2. 2. to lose weight
  3. 3. (of clothing) tight
  4. 4. (of meat) lean
  5. 5. (of land) unproductive

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Stroke order

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Usage notes

Common mistakes

Use 瘦 for thin people/animals, 肥 for fat animals/meat; saying 这个人很肥 sounds rude, like 'this person is fat like an animal'.

Formality

In informal contexts, 精瘦 emphasizes extreme thinness, e.g., 他精瘦精瘦的 (He's really skinny).

Example Sentences

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他很 ,但是很健康。
He is thin but very healthy.
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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5234821)

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