单薄 (dān bó) — (of clothing) thin, not warm; (of body) frail, weak; (of reasoning, evidence) flimsy, weak
Definition
单薄 covers thin clothing, a frail body, and flimsy evidence — a more literary, multi-domain word than the plain 薄 (physical thickness). For physical weakness, 虚弱 focuses on health while 单薄 emphasizes being thinly built.
adjective
(of clothing) thinnot warm(of body) frailweak(of reasoning, evidence) flimsyweak
Examples
- 单薄，。Zhè jiàn chèn shān tài dān bó le, fēng yì chuī jiù tòu.This shirt is too thin; the wind goes right through it.
- 单薄，。Tā cóng xiǎo shēn tǐ dān bó, jīng cháng shēng bìng.He has been frail since childhood and often gets sick.
- 单薄，。Nǐ de zhèng jù tài dān bó, fǎ guān bú huì cǎi xìn.Your evidence is too flimsy; the judge won't accept it.
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