Definition
单薄 (dān bó) has three connected uses: thin clothing that doesn't keep warm, a slender/frail body, and flimsy evidence or argument. Unlike 薄 (báo) which just means low thickness, 单薄 carries a sense of inadequacy. For body, 虚弱 (xū ruò) focuses on poor health, while 单薄 emphasizes a slight build; for abstract weakness, 薄弱 (bó ruò) is more common for weak points/links.
adjective
(of clothing) thinnot warm(of body) frailweak(of reasoning, evidence) flimsyweak
Examples
- 单薄，。Zhè jiàn chènshān tài dān bó le, fēng yì chuī jiù tòu.This shirt is too thin; the wind goes right through it.
- 单薄，。Tā cóngxiǎo shēntǐ dān bó, jīngcháng shēngbìng.He has been frail since childhood and often gets sick.
- 单薄，。Nǐ de zhèngjù tài dān bó, fǎguān bú huì cǎixìn.Your evidence is too flimsy; the judge won't accept it.
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