微薄 (wēi bó) — meager, scanty (of income, resources, chances, etc.)

Definition

Examples

• 他的收入非常微薄，只能维持基本生活。
  Tā de shōu rù fēi cháng wēi bó, zhǐ néng wéi chí jī běn shēng huó.
  His income is very meager, barely enough for basic living.
• 公司给的资源很微薄，项目很难推进。
  Gōng sī gěi de zī yuán hěn wēi bó, xiàng mù hěn nán tuī jìn.
  The resources provided by the company are very meager, making it hard to advance the project.
• 虽然机会微薄，我们还是要试一试。
  Suī rán jī huì wēi bó, wǒ men hái shì yào shì yi shì.
  Even though the chance is slim, we still have to give it a try.

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