Usage of the character 瘦
shòu
瘦
[瘦]
- thin
- to lose weight
- (of clothing) tight
- (of meat) lean
- (of land) unproductive
xiānshòu
纤瘦
[纖瘦]
- slender
- slim as a thread
xiāoshòu
消瘦
[消瘦]
- to waste away
- to become thin
shòuruò
瘦弱
[瘦弱]
- thin and weak
gānshòu
干瘦
[乾瘦]
- wizened
- skinny and shriveled
bàoshòu
暴瘦
[暴瘦]
- to lose weight dramatically
shòuzi
瘦子
[瘦子]
- thin person
qúshòu
癯瘦
[癯瘦]
- thin
- emaciated
xuēshòu
削瘦
[削瘦]
- thin
- lean
- slender
- skinny
- (of cheeks) hollow
shòushēn
瘦身
[瘦身]
- to lose weight (intentionally)
- to slim down
- (Tw) to downsize (a business)
shòuròu
瘦肉
[瘦肉]
- lean meat
shòuxiǎo
瘦小
[瘦小]
- slightly-built
- petite
qīngshòu
清瘦
[清瘦]
- meager
shòuxuē
瘦削
[瘦削]
- slim
shòucháng
瘦长
[瘦長]
- slim
jīngshòu
精瘦
[精瘦]
- (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)
- slender
shòulíngdīng
瘦伶仃
[瘦伶仃]
- emaciated; scrawny
shòubābā
瘦巴巴
[瘦巴巴]
- thin
- scrawny
- emaciated
shòuròujīng
瘦肉精
[瘦肉精]
- leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
Zhōu Shòujuān
周瘦鹃
[周瘦鵑]
- Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
gǔshòurúchái
骨瘦如豺
[骨瘦如豺]
- variant of 骨瘦如柴 (gǔshòurúchái)
gāo'ǎipàngshòu
高矮胖瘦
[高矮胖瘦]
- one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)
- stature
miànhuáng-jīshòu
面黄肌瘦
[面黃肌瘦]
- lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
- fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
shòugǔléngléng
瘦骨棱棱
[瘦骨棱棱]
- bony
- skinny
xiánféitiāoshòu
嫌肥挑瘦
[嫌肥挑瘦]
- to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
shòugǔlíngdīng
瘦骨伶仃
[瘦骨伶仃]
- (idiom) emaciated; scrawny
gǔshòurúchái
骨瘦如柴
[骨瘦如柴]
- as thin as a match
- emaciated (idiom)
shòugǔlínxún
瘦骨嶙峋
[瘦骨嶙峋]
- skinny; emaciated (idiom)
tiāoféixiánshòu
挑肥嫌瘦
[挑肥嫌瘦]
- to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
shòusǐdeluòtuobǐmǎdà
瘦死的骆驼比马大
[瘦死的駱駝比馬大]
- lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
- fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
- a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people