Definition
憔悴 (qiáo cuì) describes a haggard, thin, and sallow appearance caused by exhaustion, illness, or worry — it focuses on the facial look. This differs from 苍白 (cāng bái), which means 'pale' and can be figurative, and the more extreme 惨白 (cǎn bái 'deathly pale').
adjective
(of a person) wan and sallowthin and pallidhaggard
Examples
- ，憔悴。Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò tài máng, kàn qǐlái hěn qiáo cuì.He's been too busy with work recently, and looks haggard.
- ，，憔悴。Shēngbìng yǐhòu, tā jiànjiàn huīfù le, bú zài nàme qiáo cuì.After being sick, she gradually recovered and no longer looked so haggard.
- ，憔悴。Tā yīnwèi liánxù sān tiān méiyǒu shuìjiào, liǎnsè shífēn qiáo cuì.Because he hadn't slept for three days in a row, his complexion was very haggard.
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