Usage of the character 薄

surname Bo

bò

薄

[薄]

see 薄荷 (bòhe)

báo

薄

[薄]

thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile

bó

薄

[薄]

meager
slight
weak
ungenerous or unkind
frivolous
to despise
to belittle
to look down on
to approach or near

bóhǎi

薄海

[薄海]

vast area
all the way to the sea

báocuì

薄脆

[薄脆]

crispy
thin and brittle
a crispy fried cracker

bǐbó

鄙薄

[鄙薄]

to despise
to scorn

mìngbó

命薄

[命薄]

to be unlucky

bójì

薄技

[薄技]

meager skill
my poor talents (humble)

pēnbó

喷薄

[噴薄]

to gush
to squirt
to surge
to well out
to overflow

bómù

薄暮

[薄暮]

dusk
twilight

yànbó

厌薄

[厭薄]

to despise
to look down upon sth

bóchǎn

薄产

[薄產]

meager estate
small means

hòubó

厚薄

[厚薄]

to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼 (hòucǐbóbǐ))

bóhòu

薄厚

[薄厚]

meanness and generosity
intimacy and alienation

bótián

薄田

[薄田]

barren field
poor land

kèbó

刻薄

[刻薄]

unkind
harsh
cutting
mean
acrimony
to embezzle by making illegal deductions

jíbó

瘠薄

[瘠薄]

(of land) infertile
barren

fúbó

浮薄

[浮薄]

frivolous; superficial

báocéng

薄层

[薄層]

thin layer
thin slice
film
lamina
lamella

bóruò

薄弱

[薄弱]

weak; frail

bódì

薄地

[薄地]

barren land
poor soil

bómó

薄膜

[薄膜]

membrane
film
CL:層／层 (céng)

bówù

薄雾

[薄霧]

mist
haze

dānbó

单薄

[單薄]

weak
frail
thin
flimsy

fěibó

菲薄

[菲薄]

humble
meager
thin
to despise

bójiǔ

薄酒

[薄酒]

(my inferior) wine (humble term used by a host)

liǎnbáo

脸薄

[臉薄]

bashful
shy

miánbó

绵薄

[綿薄]

my humble effort
my meager contribution (humble)

jiǎnbó

俭薄

[儉薄]

meager; poor

bómìng

薄命

[薄命]

to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)
to be born unlucky

báozhǐ

薄纸

[薄紙]

thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)

bómiàn

薄面

[薄面]

my meager sensibilities
blushing face
please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)

báopiàn

薄片

[薄片]

thin slice
thin section
flake
Taiwan pr. (bópiàn)

báobǐng

薄饼

[薄餅]

thin flat cake
pancake
pizza

báoshā

薄纱

[薄紗]

gauze (cloth)

bóxìng

薄幸

[薄幸]

fickle
inconstant person

bóqíng

薄情

[薄情]

inconstant in love
fickle

bómíng

薄明

[薄明]

dim light
early dawn

cánbó

蚕薄

[蠶薄]

variant of 蠶箔／蚕箔 (cánbó)

bóxiǎo

薄晓

[薄曉]

at dawn

bódài

薄待

[薄待]

mean treatment
indifference
meager hospitality

hòubáo

厚薄

[厚薄]

thickness
also pr. (hòubó)

báobǎn

薄板

[薄板]

thin plate
sheet
lamina
Taiwan pr. (bóbǎn)

bólì

薄利

[薄利]

small profits

qiǎnbó

浅薄

[淺薄]

superficial

wēibó

微薄

[微薄]

scanty
meager

bòhe

薄荷

[薄荷]

field mint
peppermint

qīngbó

轻薄

[輕薄]

light (weight)
frivolous
a philanderer
to scorn
disrespectful

báochóu

薄绸

[薄綢]

light silk
silk chiffon

bólǐ

薄礼

[薄禮]

my meager gift (humble)

bóchóu

薄酬

[薄酬]

small reward (for work)
meager remuneration

dànbó

淡薄

[淡薄]

thin
light
flagging
faint

tānbáo

摊薄

[攤薄]

(finance) to dilute (earnings per share)

xībó

稀薄

[稀薄]

thin
rarefied

bó'àn

薄暗

[薄暗]

at dusk
evening

Bó Xīlái

薄熙来

[薄熙來]

Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct

bòhetáng

薄荷糖

[薄荷糖]

mint (confectionery)

bòheyóu

薄荷油

[薄荷油]

peppermint oil

Bó Yībō

薄一波

[薄一波]

Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping

Bójiāqiū

薄伽丘

[薄伽丘]

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer, poet, and humanist, author of Decameron 十日談／十日谈 ( Shírì Tán)

māobòhe

猫薄荷

[貓薄荷]

catnip; catmint

Bó Ruìguāng

薄瑞光

[薄瑞光]

Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006

bóyóucéng

薄油层

[薄油層]

oil sheet

bòhetóng

薄荷酮

[薄荷酮]

menthone (chemistry)

xiāngbòhe

香薄荷

[香薄荷]

savory (herb)

bókǎobǐng

薄烤饼

[薄烤餅]

pancake

hòubóguī

厚薄规

[厚薄規]

feeler gauge

liǎnpíbáo

脸皮薄

[臉皮薄]

thin-skinned
sensitive

bòhechún

薄荷醇

[薄荷醇]

(chemistry) menthol

báotòujìng

薄透镜

[薄透鏡]

thin lens (optics)

hòujībófā

厚积薄发

[厚積薄發]

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
good preparation is the key to success
to be well prepared

qīngkǒubóshé

轻口薄舌

[輕口薄舌]

(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

hòusǐbóshēng

厚死薄生

[厚死薄生]

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
fig. to live in the past (idiom)

hòugǔbójīn

厚古薄今

[厚古薄今]

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

kèbóguǎ'ēn

刻薄寡恩

[刻薄寡恩]

harsh and merciless (idiom)

jiānsuānkèbó

尖酸刻薄

[尖酸刻薄]

sharp and unkind (words)

débónéngxiǎn

德薄能鲜

[德薄能鮮]

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修／欧阳修 ( Oūyáng Xiū))

qióngjiābóyè

穷家薄业

[窮家薄業]

lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
fig. destitute

wàngzìfěibó

妄自菲薄

[妄自菲薄]

to be unduly humble (idiom)
to undervalue oneself

pēnbóyùchū

喷薄欲出

[噴薄欲出]

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance

qīngzuǐbóshé

轻嘴薄舌

[輕嘴薄舌]

lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
caustic and sharp-tongued

bótāicíqì

薄胎瓷器

[薄胎瓷器]

eggshell china

hòuyǎngbózàng

厚养薄葬

[厚養薄葬]

generous care but a thrifty funeral
to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral

bóyǎnghòuzàng

薄养厚葬

[薄養厚葬]

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly

rúlübóbīng

如履薄冰

[如履薄冰]

lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
fig. to be extremely cautious
to be skating on thin ice

jīnshǔbáopiàn

金属薄片

[金屬薄片]

foil
Taiwan pr. (jīnshǔbópiàn)

rìbó Yānzī

日薄崦嵫

[日薄崦嵫]

lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
fig. the day is drawing to an end
the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)

hóngyánbómìng

红颜薄命

[紅顏薄命]

beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

qīnglàngfúbó

轻浪浮薄

[輕浪浮薄]

(idiom) frivolous

pínzuǐbóshé

贫嘴薄舌

[貧嘴薄舌]

garrulous and sharp-tongued

dǎbáojiǎndāo

打薄剪刀

[打薄剪刀]

thinning scissors

bólìduōxiāo

薄利多销

[薄利多銷]

small profit but rapid turnover

hújiāobòhe

胡椒薄荷

[胡椒薄荷]

peppermint

yīdānshíbó

衣单食薄

[衣單食薄]

thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
destitute

bóruòhuánjié

薄弱环节

[薄弱環節]

weak link
loophole

yìbóyúntiān

义薄云天

[義薄雲天]

supremely honorable and righteous

hòucǐbóbǐ

厚此薄彼

[厚此薄彼]

to favour one and discriminate against the other

tānbóhòuměigǔyínglì

摊薄后每股盈利

[攤薄後每股盈利]

diluted earnings per share