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shòu
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English Definitionthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
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Pinyinshòu
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sau3
Part of Speech(形) adjective
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Part of body/appearance
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=2

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瘦肉shòuròulean meat
瘦小shòuxiǎoslightly-built; petite
瘦弱shòuruòthin and weak
瘦子shòuzithin person
瘦削shòuxuēslim
Words With Same Tail Word    
消瘦xiāoshòuto waste away; to become thin
清瘦qīngshòumeager
纤瘦xiānshòuslender; slim as a thread
干瘦gānshòuwizened; skinny and shriveled
精瘦jīngshòu(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc); slender
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