弱势群体
ruò shì qún tǐ
Pinyin

Definition

弱势群体
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ruò shì qún tǐ
  1. disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)
  2. the economically and politically marginalized
  3. the dispossessed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人群
rén qún
  1. 1 crowd
弱
ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
  3. 3 young
  4. 4 inferior
  5. 5 (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
懦弱
nuò ruò
  1. 1 cowardly
  2. 2 weak
群
qún
  1. 1 variant of 群[qún]
群众
qún zhòng
  1. 1 mass
  2. 2 multitude
  3. 3 the masses
脆弱
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
软弱
ruǎn ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
  3. 3 flabby
合群
hé qún
  1. 1 to fit in
  2. 2 to get on well with others
  3. 3 sociable
  4. 4 to form a mutually supportive group
弱势
ruò shì
  1. 1 vulnerable
  2. 2 weak
弱小
ruò xiǎo
  1. 1 small and weak
  2. 2 puny
  3. 3 the small and weak
  4. 4 children
  5. 5 women and children
弱智
ruò zhì
  1. 1 weak-minded
  2. 2 mentally deficient
  3. 3 retarded
弱爆
ruò bào
  1. 1 (slang) weak
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 subpar
  4. 4 sucks
弱点
ruò diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 failing
微弱
wēi ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 faint
  3. 3 feeble
成群
chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups
  2. 2 large numbers of
  3. 3 grouping
族群
zú qún
  1. 1 ethnic group
  2. 2 community
柔弱
róu ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 delicate
减弱
jiǎn ruò
  1. 1 to weaken
  2. 2 to fall off
瘦弱
shòu ruò
  1. 1 thin and weak
示弱
shì ruò
  1. 1 not to fight back
  2. 2 to take it lying down
  3. 3 to show weakness
  4. 4 to show one's softer side

Idioms (20)

三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
  1. 1 using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
  1. 1 to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
傲视群伦
ào shì qún lún
  1. 1 outstanding talent (idiom)
  2. 2 incomparable artistic merit
  3. 3 accomplishment out of the ordinary
卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún
  1. 1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 preeminent
卓尔不群
zhuó ěr bù qún
  1. 1 standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 excellent and unrivaled
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. troublemaker
  3. 3 black sheep
  4. 4 rotten apple
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
  1. 1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
  2. 2 fragile state of health
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò
  1. 1 to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
  2. 2 to bully
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
  1. 1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
  2. 2 as a large crowd
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
  1. 1 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
  1. 1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
物以类聚，人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
  1. 1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
狐群狗党
hú qún gǒu dǎng
  1. 1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
  2. 2 a gang of rogues
结队成群
jié duì chéng qún
  1. 1 to form a large group (idiom)
群起而攻之
qún qǐ ér gōng zhī
  1. 1 the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.
  2. 2 universally abhorrent

Sample Sentences

哎，这个想法好，人们很少会关注弱势群体的精神生活。
āi ，zhè ge xiǎngfǎ hǎo ，rénmen hěnshǎo huì guānzhù ruòshì qúntǐ de jīngshén shēnghuó 。
Hey, this is a good idea. People don't often focus on how disadvantaged groups spend their free time.
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