- 1. weak; feeble
- ♦ 他身体很~。 He is very weak.
- ♦ 由~变强 go from weakness to strength
- ♦ 他年纪虽老, 干活并不~。 Old as he is, he works energetically.
- ♦ 他的语法~。 He's weak in grammar.
- 2. young
- ♦ 老弱
- 3. inferior
- ♦ 她的能力并不比别人~。 She's no less capable than the others.
- ♦ 这个队的防守~于对方。 This team's defence is not as good as the opponent's.
- 4. (following a fraction or decimal) a little less than
- ♦ 三分之一~ a little less than one-third