shòu

HSK 5

瘦 (shòu) is a Chinese word meaning “thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight”.

Meanings

  1. 1thin
  2. 2to lose weight
  3. 3(of clothing) tight
  4. 4(of meat) lean
  5. 5(of land) unproductive
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

瘦小slightly-built瘦子thin person骨瘦如柴(idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated瘦弱thin and weak消瘦to waste away瘦骨嶙峋skinny; emaciated (idiom)瘦肉lean meat瘦长slim清瘦meager瘦削slim精瘦(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)瘦身to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down

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