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weak

AdjectiveSino-Korean: 弱 하다

  1. 1

    weak

    Having small power.

    Korean definition: 힘의 정도가 작다.

    • The presenter's voice is weak, so it's hard to hear what he's saying.

    • The water pressure in this faucet is weak, so the tap water didn't come out properly.

  2. 2

    weak; feeble; infirm

    Not healthy.

    Korean definition: 튼튼하지 못하다.

    • My older sister has thin arms and legs and a pale complexion, so she looks frail.

    • My younger sibling has been frail since childhood, so he often took herbal tonics.

  3. 3

    weak; infirm

    One’s resolution, will, etc., being weak, not strong.

    Korean definition: 각오나 의지 등이 강하지 못하고 여리다.

    • The general shouted to the soldiers facing battle not to lose heart.

    • My younger sibling was poor at adapting to a strange place, so he gave up studying abroad halfway.

  4. 4

    weak

    One’s energy to endure something being not strong.

    Korean definition: 견디어 내는 힘이 세지 못하다.

    • Jisu can't hold her liquor and can barely drink even one glass of soju.

    • The elderly and children have weak resistance, so they get sick easily.