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title: "Xuruo Meaning: 虚弱 (xūruò) Means “weak”"
description: "虚弱 (traditional 虛弱, xūruò) means “weak; frail; feeble”. Hear its tones, see what 虚 and 弱 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuruo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 虚弱 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

虚弱 xūruò

## weak; frail; feeble

## Its characters

1. 虚 xū weak
2. 弱 ruò weak

## In a sentence

病了几天，她的身体很虚弱。 After being sick for a few days, she is very weak.

不少长辈认为，产妇刚生完孩子，身体**虚弱**，最怕受风着凉，因此月子里必须紧闭门窗，不能碰冷水，有的地方甚至规定一个月内不洗

From [什么是“坐月子”？ · What is zuo yuezi? Chinese postpartum confinement explained](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-zuo-yuezi-chinese-postpartum-confinement-explained#library-word-128-130)

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## More words with 虚 or 弱

- [薄弱 bóruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boruo)
- [脆弱 cuìruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuiruo)
- [减弱 jiǎnruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianruo)
- [微弱 wēiruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weiruo)
- [削弱 xuēruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueruo)
- [虚构 xūgòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xugou)
- [虚假 xūjiǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xujia)
- [虚拟 xūnǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuni)

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