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弱

ruò · ruo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. weak; feeble
  2. young
  3. inferior; not as good as
  4. (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
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In a conversation

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The weak signal

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)没(méi)回(huí)我(wǒ)？

    Why haven't you replied to me?

  2. Dengdeng

    这里(zhèlǐ)信号(xìnhào)很(hěn)弱(ruò)，手机(shǒujī)发(fā)不(bù)出去(chūqù)。

    The signal is weak here. My phone can't send.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)走(zǒu)到(dào)窗户(chuānghu)旁边(pángbiān)试试(shìshì)，那里(nàli)信号(xìnhào)不(bù)弱(ruò)。

    Try by the window. The signal isn't weak there.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！一格(yīgé)变成(biànchéng)三格(sāngé)了(le)。

    It works! One bar became three.

  5. Liangliang

    收到(shōudào)了(le)！十(shí)条(tiáo)全(quán)是(shì)表情(biǎoqíng)。

    Got them! All ten are emojis.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)大(dà)病(bìng)初(chū)愈(yù)，身(shēn)体(tǐ)还(hái)很(hěn)弱(ruò)。

He has just recovered from a serious illness, and his body is still very weak.

02

在(zài)数(shù)学(xué)方(fāng)面(miàn)，我(wǒ)比(bǐ)他(tā)弱(ruò)一(yì)些(xiē)。

In mathematics, I am a bit weaker than him.

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