Come learn 3000+ Chinese characters with HanziHero!

HSK
7-9

to weaken

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xue4ruo4 xuèruò

Meaning


Primary

to weaken

Alternatives

weaken, weakened, weakens, weakening

Mnemonic


削弱 To weaken someone, simply 削 pare away their armor with a cutting knife until they become exposed and 弱 weak.

Usage


他 的 健康 被 疾病 削弱 了。

His health was weakened by the illness.

敵人 的 攻擊 削弱 了 我們 的 防禦。

The enemy's attack weakened our defense.

長期 的 戰爭 削弱 了 國家 的 經濟。

The long war weakened the country's economy.