单薄

單薄

dānbó

adjective HSK 7-9 #24,766

Meanings

1 thin; flimsy (of clothing, body)
2 weak; insubstantial; lacking depth

Characters

Both characters mean 'thin' or 'slight' — together they emphasize something that's inadequately thin or weak.

Examples

天这么冷，你穿得太单薄了。

Tiān zhème lěng, nǐ chuān de tài dānbó le.

It's so cold, you're dressed too thinly.

他的身体很单薄。

Tā de shēntǐ hěn dānbó.

He has a frail build.

这篇论文的论据太单薄了。

Zhè piān lùnwén de lùnjù tài dānbó le.

The arguments in this paper are too thin.

Stroke Order

单 dān

薄 báo