HSK 6 · Verbs

削弱 xuēruò “to weaken” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 削弱 means

  1. to weaken
  2. to undermine
  3. to impair
  4. to cripple

How to say 削弱

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale削xuē1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale弱ruò4th tone, falling

削弱 in a sentence

  1. 长时间熬夜会削弱身体的抵抗力。

    Cháng shíjiān áoyè huì xuēruò shēntǐ de dǐkànglì.

    Staying up late for long periods weakens the body’s resistance.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 下雨削弱了大家出去玩的兴趣。

    Xiàyǔ xuēruò le dàjiā chūqù wán de xìngqù.

    The rain dampened everyone’s enthusiasm for going out.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 削弱 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 削 (xiāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
削xuēto pare
  • 肖to resemble · xiàoSound part
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoMeaning part

刂 hints at the meaning (knife); 肖 (xiào) hints at the sound. Compare it with xuē.

The character 弱 (ruò) with each of its parts in a different colour
弱ruòweak; feeble
  • 弓bow · gōng
  • 冫ice · bīng
  • 弓bow · gōng
  • 冫ice · bīng

How to write 削弱

削 9 strokes · 弱 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

削弱 (xuēruò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 削弱 (xuēruò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 削弱

Words with 削

削xiāo · to peel剥削bōxuē · to exploit

Words with 弱

弱ruò · weak薄弱bóruò · weak脆弱cuìruò · fragile弱点ruòdiǎn · weakness

More words: Common Verbs

选拔xuǎnbá · to select (the best)悬挂xuánguà · to hang炫耀xuànyào · to show off旋转xuánzhuǎn · to rotate寻觅xúnmì · to seek掩盖yǎngài · to cover up掩护yǎnhù · to cover延伸yánshēn · to extend

FAQs

削弱 (xuēruò) means “to weaken” or “to undermine”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xuēruò: xuē with a 1st tone, then ruò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 削弱 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xueruo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 削弱 from the suggestions. Typing xueruo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
削弱 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.