Definition
瘦削 describes a person who is very thin to the point of appearing gaunt or haggard, often due to illness, exhaustion, or age. It carries a slightly negative or sympathetic tone, unlike the neutral or positive 'slim' (苗条). Use it for someone whose thinness is striking and usually not healthy-looking.
s.v.
gauntvery thin (often implying illness or exhaustion)
Examples
- ，瘦削。Tā bìng le yì chǎng zhīhòu, zhěng gè rén biàn de shòu xuē le xǔduō.After being ill, he became very gaunt.
- 瘦削。Nà ge lǎorén shòu xuē de shēnyǐng zài huánghūn zhōng xiǎnde géwài gūdān.The old man's gaunt figure looked especially lonely in the dusk.
- ，瘦削，。Tā yīnwèi jiéshí guòdù, xiànzài kàn qǐlai tài shòu xuē le, bú tài jiànkāng.She looks too gaunt now because of excessive dieting and not very healthy.
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