微薄

wēibó

adjective #24,239

Meanings

1 meager
2 scanty
3 modest (of income/resources)

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Examples

他靠微薄的工资养活了一家人。

Tā kào wēibó de gōngzī yǎnghuó le yī jiā rén.

He supported his whole family on a meager salary.

请接受我的微薄心意。

Qǐng jiēshòu wǒ de wēibó xīnyì.

Please accept this small token of my regard.

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usage

微薄 is often used in humble, self-deprecating expressions like 微薄之力 (my humble effort) or 微薄的礼物 (a modest gift). It signals modesty rather than actual poverty.

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