虚弱

xū ruò

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. weak
2. in poor health

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 强壮 qiáng zhuàng 强壮 qiáng zhuàng strong 形容身体: strong

Register variants

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• 健康 jiàn kāng 健康 jiàn kāng health 医学语境: health

Related words

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• 薄弱 bó ruò 薄弱 bó ruò weak; frail 用于抽象事物: weak; frail

Synonyms

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• 羸弱 léi ruò 羸弱 léi ruò frail 形容体质: frail

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“身体”“体质”“脾胃”等词搭配，如“身体虚弱”“脾胃虚弱”。

Common mistakes

“虚弱”不可与“虚弱地”连用表示方式，因其为形容词而非副词。

Example Sentences

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她的脸色苍白，看起来很 虚弱 。

Her face was pale, and she looked very weak.

我感到 虚弱 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6086795)

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Child Words of 虚弱

• 弱 弱 ruò: weak; feeble
• 虚 虚 xū: emptiness