薄 bó / bò / báo — mean; slight; thin; thin; slight; meagre
这件衣服太薄了，冬天穿会冷。Zhè jiàn yī fu tài báo le, dōng tiān chuān huì lěng.This piece of clothing is too thin; wearing it in winter will be cold.
Common words: 薄弱 (bó ruò)、单薄 (dān bó)、薄地 (bó dì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "slight"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "slight", including 薄 (bó / bò / báo), 薄 (bó / bò / báo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "slight" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 薄 (bó / bò / báo), 薄 (bó / bò / báo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span bó, bò, báo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 薄 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 薄 bó / bò / báomean; slight; thin; thin; slight; meagreUseful words: 薄弱, 单薄
- 薄 bó / bò / báomean; slight; thin; thin; slight; meagreUseful words: 薄弱, 单薄
Common words for these 2 "slight" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 薄 (bó / bò / báo) — so "slight" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "slight".
薄 bó / bò / báo — mean; slight; thin; thin; slight; meagre
这件衣服太薄了，冬天穿会冷。Zhè jiàn yī fu tài báo le, dōng tiān chuān huì lěng.This piece of clothing is too thin; wearing it in winter will be cold.
Common words: 薄弱 (bó ruò)、单薄 (dān bó)、薄地 (bó dì)
All 2 characters
Open 薄、薄 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.