虚弱 xūruò weak
weak; in poor health
How to remember 虚弱: 虚 false + 弱 weak = weak.
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How it is used
- Physically weak/feeble, usually from illness - 身体虚弱 (shēntǐ xūruò) to be in a weakened, frail condition.
- Focuses on internal frailty (low energy, poor health); contrast 衰弱 (shuāiruò), which stresses decline of a once-stronger state.
- Also figurative for a weak economy/currency - 经济虚弱.
Example sentences
- 我感到虚弱。 Wǒ gǎndào xūruò.I feel weak.
- 汤姆很虚弱。 Tāngmǔ hěn xūruò.Tom was very sick.
- 她虚弱的样子让我捏了一把汗。 Tā xūruò de yàngzi ràng wǒ niēleyībǎhàn.It worried me that she looked pale.