xiāo shòu
to waste away
to become thin
shòu
thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive
shòu shēn
to lose weight (intentionally)
to slim down
(Tw) to downsize (a business)
gǔ shòu rú chái
as thin as a match
emaciated (idiom)
miàn huáng jī shòu
yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
gān shòu
wizened
skinny and shriveled
shòu gǔ lín xún
skinny; emaciated (idiom)
gāo ǎi pàng shòu
one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)
stature
Zhōu Shòu juān
Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the cultural revolution
xián féi tiāo shòu
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
tiāo féi xián shòu
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
jīng shòu
(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)
slender
gǔ shòu rú chái
variant of 骨瘦如柴[gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2]
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