meat with little or no fat; lean meat

to become thin or emaciated, often due to illness or emotional distress

describes a person who is thin and small in stature; slightly-built; petite

physically thin and frail; emaciated

a person who is thin or lean

extremely thin or bony, as if parts had been carved away; slim; gaunt

(idiom) extremely thin and emaciated; a bag of bones

The size or width of a garment or piece of clothing

thin and lean in appearance; spare; wiry

tall and thin; slim; lanky

slender and thin; slim; frail

shriveled and thin; skinny

skinny; extremely thin; used to describe people or animals who are so thin that their bones stick out

skinny and bony; wizened or shriveled due to a lack of body fat

very thin but strong; lean or slender (of a person)

A famous scenic lake in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, known for its long, narrow shape and beautiful gardens; often compared to the West Lake in Hangzhou.

literally yellow-faced and thin-bodied; describes someone who looks sickly, malnourished, or physically exhausted

dark-skinned and thin; gaunt and tanned

thin; lean; slender; skinny; often used to describe someone's face or cheeks being hollow

to cherry-pick for one's own benefit; to be fastidious or over-critical about what one is willing to accept; often used to describe someone who picks easy or profitable tasks while avoiding hard work

the condition of a garden at late spring, where green leaves are lush but red flowers have withered; also used to describe a garden's devastated appearance after a storm

Literally referring to the plump Yang Yuhuan of the Tang dynasty and the slender Zhao Feiyan of the Han dynasty; used to describe how different styles of women or artistic works each have their own unique beauty or distinctive features.

A type of bituminous coal with a high carbon content and poor caking properties, often mixed with other types of coal to produce coke.

To lose weight intentionally by reducing body fat through exercise or dieting

(idiom) skin and bones; emaciated

A type of small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open at maturity, where the seed is attached to the fruit wall at only one point.

very thin and bony in appearance

Refers to women who are all beautiful but in different styles; specifically contrasting slender and plump figures

extremely thin and weak from illness or lack of food; haggard

extremely thin or emaciated in physical appearance

worn to a shadow; extremely thin and bony

To take from those who have too much and give to those who do not have enough; to redistribute resources to achieve balance.

extremely thin or emaciated; used to describe people or animals appearing as just skin and bones

thin and hollow; scrawny and dried up

thin and frail; lanky or emaciated in appearance

An idiom describing a style of poetry that is austere, bleak, or harsh, originally used by the poet [[苏轼|蘇軾|su1 shi4]] to describe the works of Tang dynasty poets [[孟郊|孟郊|meng4 jiao1]] and [[贾岛|賈島|jia3 dao3]]

Used to describe a profound love and devotion between brothers, especially the willingness to sacrifice one's life for a sibling; literally "the older brother is fat and the younger brother is thin," based on a story where an older brother offered himself to be eaten in place of his starving brother.

Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), a writer, translator, and art collector in Suzhou who was a victim of the Cultural Revolution

(literary) describes someone who is excessively thin or emaciated; uses the particle [[生|生|sheng1]] for emphasis.

to be very picky or fastidious; to choose things solely based on one's own convenience or preference

shabby and meager appearance, referring to a style of poetry or person that is plain, lean, and lacking in vigor

to choose something over another based solely on one's own convenience; to be fastidious or picky

To lose a significant amount of weight in a very short period of time.

very thin; emaciated; scrawny

very thin; emaciated

(proverb) Literally means even a starved camel is still larger than a horse; used to describe how a wealthy or influential person remains better off than ordinary people even after their status has declined.

(regional) thin; skinny; slim

A slangy or playful name for a very thin person

(slang) a person who is as thin as a monkey; a very thin person