- 脆弱 cuìruò vulnerableemotionally weak or lacking in resilience; unable to withstand difficulties, setbacks, or pressure
- 弱点 ruòdiǎn weaknessweak point; failing; shortcoming
- 减弱 jiǎnruò to weakento weaken; to diminish; to abate in intensity or force
- 软弱 ruǎnruò weakphysically weak or feeble; lacking strength
- 薄弱 bóruò weakweak; frail; lacking in strength or solidity
- 削弱 xuēruò to weakento weaken; to impair; to cripple; to make something less strong or effective
- 虚弱 xūruò weakweak; in poor health; debilitated; physically frail
- 弱者 ruòzhě the weakthe weak; a person, group, or side that is relatively disadvantaged or lacks strength or power
- 弱智 ruòzhì mentally disabledto have a mental disability; to be mentally deficient
- 微弱 wēiruò weakfaint; feeble; small in volume or energy (of a pulse, voice, or light)
- 懦弱 nuòruò cowardlycowardly and weak; lacking in character or courage
- 薄弱环节 bóruòhuánjié weak linka weak link; a loophole; a bottleneck in a process or organization
- 强弱 qiángruò strong and weakthe strong and the weak; those who are powerful and those who are small or weak
- 弱小 ruòxiǎo small and weaksmall and weak; puny
- 弱化 ruòhuà to weakento weaken; to make weaker; to grow feeble; to diminish in intensity (e.g. of a trend, voice, or vision)
- 柔弱 róuruò weakweak and delicate; physically frail
- 疲弱 píruò weak and tiredphysically weak from exhaustion; frail and fatigued
- 瘦弱 shòuruò thin and weakphysically thin and frail; emaciated
- 示弱 shìruò to show weaknessto show weakness or signs of backing down; to give the impression of being weak or unwilling to fight
- 神经衰弱 shénjīngshuāiruò nervous breakdownneurasthenia; nervous exhaustion; a condition of nervous system dysfunction often involving symptoms like fatigue, headache, memory loss, and anxiety, and sometimes used to describe clinical depression
- 衰弱 shuāiruò weakfeeble or weak; lacking strength or vitality
- 不甘示弱 bùgānshìruò not to be outdoneunwilling to show weakness or admit defeat; refusing to be outperformed by others
- 弱视 ruòshì amblyopiaweak sight or lazy eye, specifically a condition where vision is reduced without apparent damage to the structure of the eye; often caused by poor development or factors like crossed eyes and severe farsightedness
- 弱旅 ruòlǚ weak teama sports team with limited strength; an underdog team
- 弱势 ruòshì vulnerableweak; powerless; lacking strength or influence
- 纤弱 xiānruò delicateslim and fragile; thin and weak
- 弱项 ruòxiàng weak pointa weak area or category where one lacks strength; often used in the context of sports or professional skills
- 孱弱 chánruò frailphysically weak and delicate; in poor health
- 老弱病残 lǎoruòbìngcán the old, weak, sick, and disabledA collective term for people who are elderly, physically weak or young, ill, or living with disabilities
- 老弱 lǎoruò old and weakold and weak; the elderly and infirm
- 软弱无力 ruǎnruòwúlì weak and feeblephysically weak and lacking strength; also describes something that is wishy-washy or lacks forcefulness
- 体弱多病 tǐruòduōbìng sicklyprone to illness; in fragile health
- 弱肉强食 ruòròuqiángshí law of the jungleliterally meaning the weak are meat and the strong eat; the predatory law of the jungle where the weak are prey to the strong
- 弱不禁风 ruòbùjīnfēng extremely fragileliterally meaning too weak to withstand the wind; describes a person with a very delicate or frail physique
- 弱水 ruòshuǐ Ruoshui River(proper noun) Ruoshui river in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu; also an alternate name for the Ejin River in Inner Mongolia
- 文弱 wénruò gentle and frailgentle and frail-looking; physically weak and refined in manner
- 弱国 ruòguó weak countrya weak or backward nation
- 恃强凌弱 shìqiánglíngruò to bully the weakto use one's strength or power to mistreat or bully those who are weaker
- 脆弱性 cuìruòxìng vulnerabilitythe state of being weak or easily harmed; fragility; frangibility
- 娇弱 jiāoruò delicatefragile and physically weak; pretty but frail
- 羸弱 léiruò frailthin and weak; physically frail
- 积弱 jīruò long-standing weaknessweakness or decline that has accumulated or persisted over a long period of time; degeneration
- 细弱 xìruò thin and weakthin and delicate; slim and fragile
- 贫弱 pínruò poor and weakpoor and weak; feeble (often describing a country, people, or economy)
- 病弱 bìngruò sicklyphysically weak and frail due to illness; sick and weak
- 弱冠 ruòguàn entering adulthood(literary) A young man entering adulthood; refers specifically to a man around twenty years of age, based on the ancient tradition of holding a capping ceremony at that age.
- 怯弱 qièruò timid and weakcowardly; lacking in courage and strength of character
- 以弱胜强 yǐruòshèngqiáng to defeat a stronger opponentTo defeat the strong from a position of weakness; to win against the odds using the weak to overcome the strong.
- 色弱 sèruò color deficiencyA condition involving a reduced ability to distinguish colors; partial or mild color blindness
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH