瘦 shòu thin; tight (of clothes)

Example sentences

他比去年瘦了很多。Tā bǐ qùnián shòu le hěn duō.He is much thinner than last year.
这条裤子有点儿瘦。Zhè tiáo kùzi yǒudiǎnr shòu.These trousers are a bit tight.

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 瘦 is in band 5. HSK 3 explained

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The word for thin is中瘦and here is how you could use it about a person you know.

中他比去年瘦了很多。

He is much thinner than last year. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

瘦 is written in 14 strokes.

瘦 — the Chinese character for thin; tight (of clothes) (shòu), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 瘦 — thin; tight (of clothes)

Senses

thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive

Related words

Where 瘦 lives

HSK 3 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 5 Practise Topic: The body Practise Topic: Clothing Practise

瘦 is pronounced shòu and means “thin; tight (of clothes)”.