薄 - bó - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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薄

bó

Definition

meager
slight
weak
ungenerous or unkind
frivolous
to despise
to belittle
to look down on
to approach or near

Other pronunciations

薄	báo	thin cold in manner indifferent weak light infertile
薄	bò	see 薄荷

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

to fill; to extend

rafter

Related words (49)

薄产

bó chǎn

meager estate; small means

small profits

meanness and generosity; intimacy and alienation

薄命

bó mìng

to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky

薄地

bó dì

barren land; poor soil

薄幸

bó xìng

fickle; inconstant person

weak; frail

mean treatment; indifference; meager hospitality

薄情

bó qíng

inconstant in love; fickle

薄技

bó jì

meager skill; my poor talents (humble)

薄明

bó míng

dim light; early dawn

at dawn

at dusk; evening

dusk; twilight

vast area; all the way to the sea

薄田

bó tián

barren field; poor land

薄礼

bó lǐ

my meager gift (humble)

membrane; film

small reward (for work); meager remuneration

mist; haze

my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)

oil sheet

pancake

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral; hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly

薄利多销

bó lì duō xiāo

small profit but rapid turnover

weak link; loophole

eggshell china

to lack the necessities of life

刻薄

kè bó

unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions

单薄

dān bó

weak; frail; thin; flimsy

厌薄

yàn bó

to despise; to look down upon sth

厚薄

hòu bó

to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼)

to be unlucky

to gush; to squirt; to surge; to well out; to overflow

scanty; meager

dilution

superficial

thin; light; flagging; faint

瘠薄

jí bó

(of land) infertile; barren

thin; rarefied

my humble effort; my meager contribution (humble)

菲薄

fěi bó

humble; meager; thin; to despise

轻薄

qīng bó

light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful

to despise; to scorn

generous care but a thrifty funeral; to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral

厚此薄彼

hòu cǐ bó bǐ

to favour one and discriminate against the other

尖酸刻薄

jiān suān kè bó

sharp and unkind (words)

贫嘴薄舌

pín zuǐ bó shé

garrulous and sharp-tongued

摊薄后每股盈利

tān bó hòu měi gǔ yíng lì

diluted earnings per share

Idioms (14)

刻薄寡恩

kè bó guǎ ēn

harsh and merciless (idiom)

厚古薄今

hòu gǔ bó jīn

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

厚死薄生

hòu sǐ bó shēng

(lit.) to praise the dead and revile the living; (fig.) to live in the past (idiom)

厚积薄发

hòu jī bó fā

(lit.) to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom); good preparation is the key to success; to be well prepared

喷薄欲出

pēn bó yù chū

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom); (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance

如履薄冰

rú lǚ bó bīng

(lit.) as if walking on thin ice (idiom); (fig.) to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice

妄自菲薄

wàng zì fěi bó

to be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself

德薄能鲜

dé bó néng xiǎn

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)

穷家薄业

qióng jiā bó yè

poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom); destitute

红颜薄命

hóng yán bó mìng

beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

衣单食薄

yī dān shí bó

thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty; destitute

轻口薄舌

qīng kǒu bó shé

(lit.) light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

轻嘴薄舌

qīng zuǐ bó shé

(lit.) light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

轻浪浮薄

qīng làng fú bó

(idiom) frivolous

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