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薄

báo
adjective HSK 4 #5,281

Meanings

  1. 1 thin (of flat objects)
  2. 2 weak; light (of flavor, color)
  3. 3 cold; indifferent (of manner)

Characters

薄
báo
thin; weak; cold (of manner)
Contains the grass radical 艹, originally referring to thin, low-growing vegetation.

Examples

这张纸很薄。
Zhè zhāng zhǐ hěn báo.
This piece of paper is very thin.
冬天穿这么薄的衣服不行。
Dōngtiān chuān zhème báo de yīfu bù xíng.
Wearing such thin clothes in winter won't do.
这块饼太薄了。
Zhè kuài bǐng tài báo le.
This flatbread is too thin.

Tips

mistakes
薄 has two pronunciations: báo (everyday speech: thin paper, thin clothes) and bó (formal/literary: 薄弱 bóruò weak, 刻薄 kèbó harsh). For HSK, báo is the main one.
usage
The opposite of 薄 is 厚 (hòu, thick). This pair is very common: 薄的书 (thin book) vs 厚的书 (thick book).

Stroke Order

薄 báo