薄 Definitions — Dong Chinese Dictionary

báobóBó HSK4

thin, slight

薄 báo frequency

thin adjective: having little thickness; slender in dimension; 这张纸太薄了。

zhè zhāng zhǐ tài báo le.

This paper is too thin.

indifferent adjective: lacking in warmth or affection; cold in manner; 他待人情分不薄。

tā dàirén qíngfèn bù báo.

He treats people with great kindness and generosity.

infertile adjective: lacking in nutrients or depth; poor soil; 这里的土层很薄，不长庄稼。

zhèlǐ de tǔcéng hěn báo, bù zhǎng zhuāngjia.

The soil layer here is very thin and crops do not grow well.

weak adjective: lacking in strength, flavor, or concentration; 这酒的味道很薄。

zhè jiǔ de wèidao hěn báo.

The flavor of this wine is very thin.

薄 bó

despise idiom: to look down on, belittle, or treat with contempt; 我们不能厚此薄彼。

wǒmen bù néng hòucǐ bó bǐ.

We should not favor one over the other.

meager adjective: slight, weak, or insufficient in amount or intensity; 他靠着那点微薄的薪水养活了一家人。

tā kào zhe nà diǎn wēi bó de xīnshuǐ yǎnghuo le yī jiā rén.

He supported his whole family on that meager salary.

approach time word: to draw near to or approach (usually time or a physical limit); 此时已是日薄西山。

cǐshí yǐ shì rì bó xīshān.

At this moment, the sun was already setting behind the western hills.

frivolous adjective: lacking in seriousness, dignity, or depth; 他的言行显得有些轻薄。

tā de yánxíng xiǎnde yǒuxiē qīng bó.

His words and actions seem a bit frivolous.

ungenerous adjective: unkind, cold, or lacking in social warmth; 在评价历史人物时，我们不应该厚古薄今。

zài píngjià lìshǐ rénwù shí, wǒmen bù yīnggāi hòu gǔ bó jīn.

When evaluating historical figures, we should not favor the past over the present.

薄 Bó

Bo proper name: surname Bo; 薄先生是一位著名的经济学家。

Bó xiānsheng shì yī wèi zhùmíng de jīngjìxuéjiā.

Mr. Bo is a famous economist.

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薄荷 bòhe

Frequency

Character

Written text: 1,433rd most common 78.3 per million
Movie subtitles: 1,628th most common 35.7 per million appears in 18% of films

Word

Movie subtitles: 10.1 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text: 42.2 per million

Details

HSK 2.0: Level 5
HSK 3.0: Level 4
Strokes: 16
Unicode: U+8584

Sources

Definitions: CC-CEDICT
Frequency data: MTSU Chinese text computing SUBTLEX-CH BCC Corpus (BLCU)