瘦
shòu
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
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Examples
我瘦了三公斤。
wǒ shòu le sān gōng jīn。
I lost three kilograms.
汤姆真瘦，不是么？
Tāng mǔ zhēn shòu， bù shì má？
Tom is quite thin, isn't he?
说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
shuō miáo tiao bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒu lǐ mào。
It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Words with this character
暴瘦 bào shòu to lose weight dramatically干瘦 gān shòu wizened精瘦 jīng shòu lean清瘦 qīng shòu meager癯瘦 qú shòu thin瘦长 shòu cháng slim瘦肉 shòu ròu lean meat瘦弱 shòu ruò thin and weak瘦身 shòu shēn to lose weight瘦小 shòu xiǎo slightly-built瘦削 shòu xuē slim瘦子 shòu zi thin person纤瘦 xiān shòu slender消瘦 xiāo shòu to waste away削瘦 xuē shòu thin周瘦鹃 Zhōu Shòu juān Zhou Shoujuan, writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution瘦巴巴 shòu bā bā thin瘦伶仃 shòu líng dīng emaciated瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng leanness-enhancing agent高矮胖瘦 gāo ǎi pàng shòu one's physique骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái as thin as a match骨瘦如豺 gǔ shòu rú chái variant of 骨瘦如柴[gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2]脸黄肌瘦 liǎn huáng jī shòu see 面黃肌瘦|面黄肌瘦[mian4 huang2 ji1 shou4]