Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
薄
báo, bó
Description
"薄"用来说东西的厚度很小，比如纸、书或者衣服都可以说很薄。
"薄" is used to describe something with very little thickness, such as paper, books, or clothes.
它也可以说味道或者感情不深、不浓。
It can also describe a taste or feeling that is not strong or deep.
Meanings
薄báo
thin (in thickness)
这件衣服太薄了。
This piece of clothing is too thin.
薄báo
weak or light in taste
这杯茶味道很薄。
This cup of tea tastes weak.
薄bó
slight; small; meager (formal)
这是我的薄礼，请收下。
This is my humble gift, please accept it.
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Notes
- Reading
薄 is "báo" in everyday speech, "bó" in formal or compound words like 薄弱, 单薄.
- Nuance
opposite of 厚 (thick); use 淡 for taste when it is bland.
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