削弱 meaning in English

xuēruò

to weaken; to impair

HSK 7-9verb19 strokes

Meaning of 削弱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xuēruò
  1. to weaken
  2. to impair
  3. to cripple

削弱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

如rú果guǒ系xì统tǒng工gōng程chéng师shī继jì续xù离lí开kāi,公gōng司sī的de竞jìng争zhēng优yōu势shì将jiāng会huì被bèi削xuē弱ruò。
The company's competitive edge will be eroded if system engineers continue to leave.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

削 xiāo · to peel with a knife · 9 strokes

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弱 ruò · weak · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 削弱.

薄弱bóruòweak; frail
脆弱cuìruòweak; frail
弱点ruòdiǎnweak point; failing
软弱ruǎnruòweak; feeble
虚弱xūruòweak; in poor health
微弱wēiruòweak; faint
剥削bōxuēto exploit; exploitation
减弱jiǎnruòto weaken; to diminish
衰弱shuāiruòweak; feeble
弱势ruòshìvulnerable; weak
懦弱nuòruòcowardly; weak
削减xuējiǎnto cut down; to reduce

Questions about 削弱

What does 削弱 mean?

削弱 (xuēruò) means "to weaken; to impair" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 削弱?

削弱 is made of 2 characters: 削 (9 strokes), 弱 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 削弱 an HSK word?

Yes. 削弱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.