削弱 xuēruò▶ làm yếu; làm tàn phế

Stroke order

削弱 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 削 — 9 strokes
• 弱 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. to weaken
2. to impair
3. to cripple

Related words

• 削cắt
• 剥削sự khai thác
• 弱点điểm yếu, sự yếu đuối
• 脆弱dễ vỡ
• 薄弱yếu
• 弱yếu

削弱 is pronounced xuēruò and means “làm yếu; làm tàn phế”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 削弱 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.