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  *瘦* | 瘦* | *瘦
thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
HSK 5
(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
to waste away / to become thin
meager
slender / slim as a thread
lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc) / slender
thin / lean / slender / skinny / (of cheeks) hollow
wizened / skinny and shriveled
thin / emaciated
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
to lose weight dramatically
one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat) / stature


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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