Definitions
- 1. thin
- 2. to lose weight
- 3. (of clothing) tight
- 4. (of meat) lean
- 5. (of land) unproductive
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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
2 shown他很 瘦 ，但是很健康。
你很 瘦 。
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Words Containing 瘦
wizened
thin
Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
to waste away
meager
emaciated
slim
thin person
slightly-built
thin
thin and weak
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
lean meat
leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
to lose weight (intentionally)
slim
emaciated
skinny; emaciated (idiom)
bony
thin
(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)
slender
lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
as thin as a match
one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)