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shòu

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Radical
Strokes14
HSK 3
Definitions
adj
  • thin
  • (of clothing) tight
  • (of meat) lean
  • (of land) unproductive
v
  • to lose weight
Examples

面黄肌瘦

miàn huáng jī shòu

Sallow face and thin body; emaciated

他近来瘦了。

tā jìn lái shòu le.

He has lost weight recently.

这块肉太肥,我要瘦点儿的。

zhè kuài ròu tài féi, wǒ yào shòu diǎnr de.

This piece of meat is too fatty, I want a leaner one.

Strokes: 14HSK 3Frequency #1385Verified
瘦 (shòu) — thin - ISCBJ Dictionary