Chinese word

减弱

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn ruò

Meaning

  • verbweaken

Example

风减弱了，天气好转。fēng jiǎn ruò le tiān qì háo zhuǎn

The wind has weakened, and the weather has improved.

Illustration for 减弱 (weaken)

More examples

服药后，症状减弱，病人感觉好转。fú yào hòu zhèng zhuàng jiǎn ruò bìng rén gǎn jué háo zhuǎn

After taking the medicine, the symptoms weaken, and the patient feels better.

Core concept

A force, effect, or condition moves down from a stronger level to a weaker one.

Common phrases

  • 信号减弱xìn hào jiǎn ruò

    signal weakens

  • 症状减弱zhèng zhuàng jiǎn ruò

    symptoms weaken

  • 市场减弱shì chǎng jiǎn ruò

    market weakens

Similar words

削弱xuē ruò: Make an existing force or effect less powerful.
减退jiǎn tuì: Gradually lose strength or effect after having been stronger.
弱化ruò huà: Become less strong in a particular quality or characteristic.

Definition in Chinese

使力量、程度或影响降低，或指事物自身从强变弱，常用于风力、声音、态势等强度的减退。shǐ lì liàng chéng dù huò yíng xiǎng jiàng dī huò zhǐ shì wù zì shēn cóng qiáng biàn ruò cháng yòng yú fēng lì shēng yīn tài shì děng qiáng dù de jiǎn tuì

Word origin

减弱 (jiǎnruò, "weaken") combines 减 (jiǎn, "reduce") + 弱 (ruò, "weak"), so it presents strength being brought down toward a weaker state.

Usage tips

  • The verb works both without an object, when something loses strength, and with an object, when something reduces another thing's strength.

Other meanings

  • make weakerverb
  • diminishverb

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