薄
báo
thin; flimsy
Every meaning
báo
- thin; flimsy
- weak; light (of taste, relationship)
- infertile; poor (land)
bò
- (used in 薄荷) mint
bó
- (literary) to belittle; to despise (as in 厚此薄彼)
- (bound form) unkind; ungenerous (as in 刻薄)
- (bound form) meager; slight (as in 微薄, 单薄)
- surname Bo
In the Library
天特别冷，他看到很多穷人的耳朵都冻坏了，就把羊肉和一些药放在一起煮，再用面粉做的薄皮包起来，做成耳朵的样子，送给大家吃。
饺子为什么像元宝？ · Why do Chinese dumplings look like gold ingots? · HSK 5
上个世纪八十年代，考古学家在甘肃天水的放马滩发现了一小块很薄的纸，上面还画着地图。
纸是蔡伦发明的吗？ · Who invented paper? Cai Lun and the older paper · HSK 5
Words with 薄
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).