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削弱 to weaken 削 (xuē) scrape off, pare, trim刂 (dāo) Messer, Schwert, Hiebwaffe, Säbel肖 (xiào) look like, resemble, be like弱 (ruò) weak 19

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xuē ruò 削弱(6) 这一时期地主的势力削弱了.zhè yī shíqī dìzhǔ de shìli xuēruò leThe power of the landowners waned during this period.政治迫害表面上是开展揭露颠覆的活动，但实际上用于扰乱和削弱持不同看法的人的调查zhèngzhì pòhài biǎomiàn shàng shì kāizhǎn jiēlù diānfù de huódòng dàn shíjìshàng yòngyú rǎoluàn hé xuēruò chí bùtóng kànfǎ de rén de diàocháAn investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.接着我就说，我从来就不知道美国三军的力量削弱到如此危险的地步，我这话可引起了轩然大波。jiēzhe wǒ jiù shuō wǒ cónglái jiù bù zhīdào Měiguó sānjūn de lìliang xuēruò dào rúcǐ wēixiǎn de dìbù wǒ zhè huà kě yǐnqǐ le xuānrándàbōI then said that I had never known the Services reduced to such a parlous condition. This fairly set the cat among the pigeons. 6

Hanzi	削弱
Pinyin	xuē ruò
Dict	to weaken
Homophons	削弱(6)
Components	*削 (xuē)* scrape off, pare, trim** 刂 (dāo) Messer, Schwert, Hiebwaffe, Säbel 肖 (xiào) look like, resemble, be like *弱 (ruò)* weak**
example Sentences	这一时期地主的势力削弱了. zhè yī shíqī dìzhǔ de shìli xuēruò le The power of the landowners waned during this period. 政治迫害表面上是开展揭露颠覆的活动，但实际上用于扰乱和削弱持不同看法的人的调查 zhèngzhì pòhài biǎomiàn shàng shì kāizhǎn jiēlù diānfù de huódòng dàn shíjìshàng yòngyú rǎoluàn hé xuēruò chí bùtóng kànfǎ de rén de diàochá An investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views. 接着我就说，我从来就不知道美国三军的力量削弱到如此危险的地步，我这话可引起了轩然大波。 jiēzhe wǒ jiù shuō wǒ cónglái jiù bù zhīdào Měiguó sānjūn de lìliang xuēruò dào rúcǐ wēixiǎn de dìbù wǒ zhè huà kě yǐnqǐ le xuānrándàbō I then said that I had never known the Services reduced to such a parlous condition. This fairly set the cat among the pigeons.
Strokes	19
HSK	6

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