柔弱
róu ruò
Pinyin

Definition

柔弱
 - 
róu ruò
  1. weak
  2. delicate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

弱
ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
  3. 3 young
  4. 4 inferior
  5. 5 (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
柔软
róu ruǎn
  1. 1 soft
温柔
wēn róu
  1. 1 gentle and soft
  2. 2 tender
脆弱
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
优柔
yōu róu
  1. 1 gentle
  2. 2 carefree
  3. 3 indecisive
  4. 4 weak

Idioms (18)

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)
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
  1. 1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì
  1. 1 to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你的手掌那么柔软，你小小的身体是那么娇小柔弱，爸爸妈妈好担心不能好好照顾你。
nǐ de shǒuzhǎng nàme róuruǎn ，nǐ xiǎoxiǎo de shēntǐ shì nàme jiāoxiǎo róuruò ，bàba māma hǎo dānxīn bùnéng hǎohāo zhàogu nǐ 。
Your hand was so soft, your little body was so small and weak, mummy and daddy were very worried we wouldn't be able to look after you.
Go to Lesson 
嗯，外表柔弱，内心坚强。她身着红袍，怀抱琵琶的造型很经典，放到现在也是很潮的。怪不得头上飞着的大雁都会因为她的美而纷纷落下。
ng4 ，wàibiǎo róuruò ，nèixīn jiānqiáng 。tā shēn zhuó hóngpáo ，huái bào pípa de zàoxíng hěn jīngdiǎn ，fàngdào xiànzài yě shì hěn cháo de 。guàibude tóu shàng fēi zhe de dàyàn dōu huì yīnwèi tā de měi ér fēnfēn luòxià 。
Yeah. She was frail on the outside but had a strong will. The image of her wearing a red robe and cradling a pipa in her hands is very classic; even today it'd be considered very fashionable. No wonder geese flying overhead would fall to the ground at the sight of her beauty.
Go to Lesson 
这太性别歧视了吧？完全就是把我们女人当作柔弱的一方。
zhè tài xìngbié qíshì le ba ？wánquán jiùshì bǎ wǒ men nǚrén dàngzuò róuruò de yīfāng 。
Go to Lesson