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纖弱

简纤弱 · 繁纖弱

Mandarin · pinyin xiān ruò

fragile
delicate

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弱: ruò · weak; fragile, delicate
纤: xiān · fine, delicate; minute; graceful

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adj

thin and delicate; slim and fragile; slender and feeble

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