示弱
shì ruò
Pinyin

Definition

示弱
 - 
shì ruò
  1. not to fight back
  2. to take it lying down
  3. to show weakness
  4. to show one's softer side

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
提示
tí shì
  1. 1 to point out
  2. 2 to remind (sb of sth)
  3. 3 to suggest
  4. 4 suggestion
  5. 5 tip
  6. 6 reminder
  7. 7 notice
脆弱
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
表示
biǎo shì
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to say
  4. 4 to state
  5. 5 to indicate
  6. 6 to mean
显示
xiǎn shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to display
  4. 4 to demonstrate

Idioms (14)

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)
以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè
  1. 1 to serve as a warning (idiom)
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)

Sample Sentences

肯定是看到NBA在中国做得那么好，所以也不甘示弱，来中国分一杯羹了。不过这项运动好像不太国际化，只有美国人看得津津有味。说实话，我是一点也看不懂。
kěndìng shì kàndào NBA zài Zhōngguó zuò de nàme hǎo ，suǒyǐ yě bùgānshìruò ，lái Zhōngguó fēnyībēigēng le 。bùguò zhè xiàng yùndòng hǎoxiàng bù tài guójìhuà ，zhǐyǒu měiguórén kàn de jīnjīnyǒuwèi 。shuō shíhuà ，wǒ shì yīdiǎn yě kàn bù dǒng 。
They must have seen how well the NBA was doing here, and didn't want to be left behind. They came to China to get a piece of the action. But this sport doesn't seem very international. Only Americans really enjoy watching it. To tell you the truth, I don't understand it at all.
Go to Lesson