单薄 dānbó weak
weak; frail; thin; flimsy
How to remember 单薄: 单 single + 薄 thin = weak.
Characters
How it is used
- Thin/frail/insufficient - of clothing, build, or substance - 穿得很单薄 (chuān de hěn dānbó) dressed too thinly (for the cold).
- Note 薄 = bó here (not báo). Figuratively 'flimsy/weak': 论据单薄 the argument is thin.
- Conveys a lack of thickness, strength, or substance.