ruò
weak
feeble
young
inferior
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
xuē ruò
to weaken
to impair
to cripple
ruò xiǎo
small and weak
puny
a child
shì ruò
not to fight back
to take it lying down
to show weakness
to show one's softer side
ruò zhì
weak-minded
mentally deficient
retarded
ruò shì qún tǐ
disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)
the economically and politically marginalized
the dispossessed
qiáng ruò
strong or weak
intensity
amount of force or pressure
ruò ròu qiáng shí
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
the law of the jungle
jī ruò
cumulative weakness
to decline (over time)
degeneration
ruò bù jīn fēng
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
fragile state of health
ruò shòu
submissive
yielding
weak
opposite: 強攻|强攻, dominant
jiàn ruò
to fade out
gradually weakening
diminuendo
decrescendo
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
jīng shén shuāi ruò
psychasthenia
obsessive-compulsive disorder
chú qiáng fú ruò
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
ruò xiāng hù zuò yòng
weak interaction (in particle physics)
weak force
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
ruò cè
weak side
off side (sports)
fú ruò yì qiáng
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
ruò zuò yòng lì
the weak force (in particle physics)
shì qiáng qī ruò
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
to bully
guó ruò mín qióng
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
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