微薄

wēibó
  1. scanty
  2. meager

CEDICT

meager; scanty; negligible

Wiktionary

  1. 卑賤
  2. 微小，數量少
  3. 簾子

維基詞典

Examples

她向我抱怨我微薄的薪水。

She complained to me of my small salary.

Source: Tatoeba

凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 微 wēi
  1. tiny
  2. miniature
  3. slightly
  4. profound
  5. abtruse
  6. to decline
  7. one millionth part of
  8. micro-
  9. Taiwan pr. wéi
2 薄 bó
  1. meager
  2. slight
  3. weak
  4. ungenerous or unkind
  5. frivolous
  6. to despise
  7. to belittle
  8. to look down on
  9. to approach or near

Related entries

疏 shū
  1. to dredge
  2. to clear away obstruction
  3. thin
  4. sparse
  5. scanty
  6. distant (relation)
  7. not close
  8. to neglect
  9. negligent
  10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
  11. commentary
  12. annotation
低微 dīwēi
  1. meager (wages)
  2. humble (social status)
  3. feeble (voice)
淺鮮 qiǎnxiǎn
  1. meager
  2. slight
清瘦 qīngshòu meager
薄 bó
  1. meager
  2. slight
  3. weak
  4. ungenerous or unkind
  5. frivolous
  6. to despise
  7. to belittle
  8. to look down on
  9. to approach or near
穿那么薄会感冒的。

You'll catch cold in such thin clothing.

Source: Tatoeba

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