脆弱 meaning in English

cuìruò

weak; frail

HSK 7-9adjective20 strokes

Meaning of 脆弱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cuìruò
  1. weak
  2. frail

脆弱 in example sentences

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

我wǒ们men的de爱ài情qíng就jiù像xiàng肥féi皂zào泡pào一yī样yàng脆cuì弱ruò。
Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap bubble.
我wǒ们men还hái是shì脆cuì弱ruò不bù堪kān。
We're still vulnerable.

Stroke order for each character

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脆 cuì · brittle · 10 strokes

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弱 ruò · weak · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 脆弱.

干脆gāncuìcandid; direct and to the point
薄弱bóruòweak; frail
弱点ruòdiǎnweak point; failing
软弱ruǎnruòweak; feeble
虚弱xūruòweak; in poor health
微弱wēiruòweak; faint
削弱xuēruòto weaken; to impair
减弱jiǎnruòto weaken; to diminish
衰弱shuāiruòweak; feeble
弱势ruòshìvulnerable; weak
清脆qīngcuìsharp and clear; crisp
懦弱nuòruòcowardly; weak

Questions about 脆弱

What does 脆弱 mean?

脆弱 (cuìruò) means "weak; frail" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 脆弱?

脆弱 is made of 2 characters: 脆 (10 strokes), 弱 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 脆弱 an HSK word?

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