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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

虚弱 [xūruò]
  1. 1. adjective frail

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

虚弱 [xūruò]
  1. 1. in poor health; weak; debilitated; fragile
    病后身体很虚弱
    suffer from general debility after an illness; be very weak after an illness
    近来他很虚弱,什么东西都不吃。
  2. 2. weak; feeble; frail; weaken
    兵力虚弱
    weak in military strength
    虚弱的本质
    inherent (or intrinsic) weakness
    他们势力虚弱,不能再进攻了。
    外表强大的人内心也许很虚弱
  3. 3. noun weakness

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

虚弱 [xūruò]
  1. 1. (身体)衰弱,不强壮
    这孩子从小就很虚弱
  2. 2. (国力、兵力)空虚薄弱
    国力虚弱

Examples

看起来气势汹汹,实际上十分虚弱
fierce in appearance but feeble in reality 气势汹汹
病后身体很虚弱
suffer from general debility after an illness; be very weak after an illness 虚弱
兵力虚弱
weak in military strength 虚弱
虚弱的本质
inherent (or intrinsic) weakness 虚弱
老奶奶身体虚弱,常年躺在病床上。 常年
他的身体虚弱,甚至不能承受轻微的劳动。 轻微
她因病后失调,身体一直很虚弱 失调
近来他很虚弱,什么东西都不吃。 虚弱
他们势力虚弱,不能再进攻了。 虚弱
外表强大的人内心也许很虚弱 虚弱

Collocations

身体虚弱
to be weak
虚弱的身体
having fragile health
非常虚弱
fragile
虚弱多病
to be fragile and ill
国力虚弱
the national strength is weak
兵力虚弱
to be weak in military strength

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