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瘦 (shòu): thin, slim

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HSK 3adjective

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: thin, slim
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 14
Radical: 疒
Structure: 半包围结构

Full definitions

thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive
thin
lean (of people or animals)
tight (of clothing)
lean (of meat)
unproductive
poor (of land)

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Example sentences

He has been losing weight recently and has become very thin.

This piece of clothing is too tight; I can't wear it.

We bought some lean pork to make dumplings.

This piece of land is poor and not suitable for growing crops.

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