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微弱

wēi ruò · wei ruo

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. weak
  2. faint
  3. feeble
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A weak signal

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)？亮亮(liàngliàng)？我(wǒ)这里(zhèlǐ)信号(xìnhào)很(hěn)微弱(wēiruò)，你(nǐ)听得见(tīngdejiàn)吗(ma)？

    Hello? Liangliang? My signal is very weak here. Can you hear me?

  2. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)声音(shēngyīn)很(hěn)微弱(wēiruò)，我(wǒ)听(tīng)不清(bùqīng)。你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Your voice is very faint. I can't hear clearly. Where are you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)。

    I am on the subway.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)出站(chūzhàn)吧(ba)！

    Then go out of the station first!

  5. Dengdeng

    出站(chūzhàn)了(le)！现在(xiànzài)你(nǐ)听得见(tīngdejiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    I am out! Can you hear me now?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

病(bìng)人(rén)发(fā)出(chū)微(wēi)弱(ruò)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)，几(jī)乎(hū)听(tīng)不(bu)见(jiàn)。

The patient made a faint sound, almost inaudible.

02

远(yuǎn)处(chù)的(de)灯(dēng)光(guāng)非(fēi)常(cháng)微(wēi)弱(ruò)，只(zhǐ)能(néng)勉(miǎn)强(qiǎng)看(kàn)清(qīng)小(xiǎo)路(lù)。

The light in the distance was very faint, and I could barely make out the path.

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