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báo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. thin
  2. 2. indifferent
  3. 3. weak
  4. 4. light
  5. 5. infertile

Words Containing 薄

鄙薄
bǐ bó

to despise

薄雾
bó wù

mist

厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)

轻口薄舌
qīng kǒu bó shé

(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

薄弱环节
bó ruò huán jié

weak link

薄片
báo piàn

thin slice

厚此薄彼
hòu cǐ bó bǐ

to favour one and discriminate against the other

薄脆
báo cuì

crispy

薄养厚葬
bó yǎng hòu zàng

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral

薄饼
báo bǐng

thin flat cake

浮薄
fú bó

frivolous

薄荷酮
bò he tóng

menthone (chemistry)

脸皮薄
liǎn pí báo

thin-skinned

轻浪浮薄
qīng làng fú bó

(idiom) frivolous

贫嘴薄舌
pín zuǐ bó shé

garrulous and sharp-tongued

菲薄
fěi bó

humble

薄绸
báo chóu

light silk

瘠薄
jí bó

(of land) infertile

薄熙来
bó xī lái

Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct

厚养薄葬
hòu yǎng bó zàng

generous care but a thrifty funeral

香薄荷
xiāng bò he

savory (herb)

薄幸
bó xìng

fickle

薄厚
bó hòu

meanness and generosity

薄纸
báo zhǐ

thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)

薄利多销
bó lì duō xiāo

small profit but rapid turnover

金属薄片
jīn shǔ báo piàn

foil

薄命
bó mìng

to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)

薄地
bó dì

barren land

喷薄
pēn bó

to gush

薄荷油
bò he yóu

peppermint oil

薄油层
bó yóu céng

oil sheet

德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū])

薄荷糖
bò he táng

mint (confectionery)

薄烤饼
bó kǎo bǐng

pancake

薄一波
bó yī bō

Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping

薄酬
bó chóu

small reward (for work)

薄面
bó miàn

my meager sensibilities

轻薄
qīng bó

light (weight)

淡薄
dàn bó

thin

薄膜
bó mó

membrane

薄产
bó chǎn

meager estate

脸薄
liǎn báo

bashful

衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó

thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty

日薄崦嵫
rì bó yān zī

lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)

摊薄
tān bó

dilution

薄田
bó tián

barren field

薄暮
bó mù

dusk

厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

厌薄
yàn bó

to despise

稀薄
xī bó

thin

薄纱
báo shā

gauze (cloth)

薄利
bó lì

small profits

单薄
dān bó

weak

薄瑞光
bó ruì guāng

Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006

义薄云天
yì bó yún tiān

supremely honorable and righteous

薄技
bó jì

meager skill

绵薄
mián bó

my humble effort

俭薄
jiǎn bó

to lack the necessities of life

薄情
bó qíng

inconstant in love

薄待
bó dài

mean treatment

薄弱
bó ruò

weak; frail

薄酒
bó jiǔ

dilute wine

浅薄
qiǎn bó

superficial

红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng

beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

打薄剪刀
dǎ báo jiǎn dāo

thinning scissors

薄明
bó míng

dim light

薄海
bó hǎi

vast area

薄透镜
báo tòu jìng

thin lens (optics)

微薄
wēi bó

scanty

薄层
báo céng

thin layer

喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)

厚薄规
hòu bó guī

feeler gauge

命薄
mìng bó

to be unlucky

尖酸刻薄
jiān suān kè bó

sharp and unkind (words)

刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn

harsh and merciless (idiom)

薄荷
bò he

peppermint

薄伽丘
bó jiā qiū

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer, poet, and humanist, author of Decameron 十日談|十日谈[shí rì tán]

摊薄后每股盈利
tān bó hòu měi gǔ yíng lì

diluted earnings per share

穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè

lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)

轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé

lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude

妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó

to be unduly humble (idiom)

薄板
báo bǎn

thin plate

薄胎瓷器
bó tāi cí qì

eggshell china

如履薄冰
rú lǚ bó bīng

lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)

刻薄
kè bó

unkind

厚薄
hòu báo

thickness

薄礼
bó lǐ

my meager gift (humble)

胡椒薄荷
hú jiāo bò he

peppermint

厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

薄晓
bó xiǎo

at dawn

薄暗
bó àn

at dusk