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薄弱环节
bó ruò huán jié
Pinyin
Definition
薄弱环节
-
bó ruò huán jié
weak link
loophole
Character Decomposition
薄
艹
氵
十
用
丶
寸
弱
弱
环
王
一
丿
卜
节
艹
㇆
丨
Related Words
(20)
弱
ruò
1
weak
2
feeble
3
young
4
inferior
5
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
微薄
wēi bó
1
scanty
2
meager
脆弱
cuì ruò
1
weak
2
frail
薄
Bó
1
surname Bo
刻薄
kè bó
1
unkind
2
harsh
3
cutting
4
mean
5
acrimony
6
to embezzle by making illegal deductions
单薄
dān bó
1
weak
2
frail
3
thin
4
flimsy
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
1
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
2
fig. to be extremely cautious
3
to be skating on thin ice
弱势
ruò shì
1
vulnerable
2
weak
弱小
ruò xiǎo
1
small and weak
2
puny
3
the small and weak
4
children
5
women and children
弱智
ruò zhì
1
weak-minded
2
mentally deficient
3
retarded
弱爆
ruò bào
1
(slang) weak
2
pathetic
3
subpar
4
sucks
弱点
ruò diǎn
1
weak point
2
failing
微弱
wēi ruò
1
weak
2
faint
3
feeble
懦弱
nuò ruò
1
cowardly
2
weak
柔弱
róu ruò
1
weak
2
delicate
淡薄
dàn bó
1
thin
2
light
3
flagging
4
faint
浅薄
qiǎn bó
1
superficial
减弱
jiǎn ruò
1
to weaken
2
to fall off
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
薄弱
bó ruò
1
weak
2
frail
Idioms
(20)
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
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
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
1
harsh and merciless (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
1
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
1
lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
2
fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
1
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
2
good preparation is the key to success
3
to be well prepared
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
1
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
2
(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
1
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
1
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
2
fig. to be extremely cautious
3
to be skating on thin ice
妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó
1
to be unduly humble (idiom)
2
to undervalue oneself
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
1
old and weak (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
1
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
2
fragile state of health
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
1
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
1
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò
1
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
2
to bully
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
1
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
日薄崦嵫
rì bó Yān zī
1
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
2
fig. the day is drawing to an end
3
the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè
1
poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
2
destitute
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
1
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
Sample Sentences