脆
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cuì · fragile, frail

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #8807
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 脆

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cuìWords pronounced cuì
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men hái shì cuì ruò bù kān.我们还是脆弱不堪。

We're still vulnerable.

Source: Tatoeba #5613651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ gān cuì yě lái ba.你干脆也来吧。

You might as well come, too.

Source: Tatoeba #9423281 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men de ài qíng jiù xiàng féi zào pào yí yàng cuì ruò.我们的爱情就像肥皂泡一样脆弱。

Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap bubble.

Source: Tatoeba #13998248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gēn tā men gān cuì dì duàn jué lái wǎng le.他跟他们干脆地断绝来往了。

He made a clean break with them.

Source: Tatoeba #5595117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ kǎo le xiē qiǎo kè lì cuì bǐng.汤姆烤了些巧克力脆饼。

Tom baked some chocolate chip cookies.

Source: Tatoeba #9972422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù zhī dào gāi zěn mó huí dá, biàn qián cuì shèn mó yě bù shuō.我不知道該怎麼回答,便乾脆甚麼也不說。

Not knowing how to answer, I kept silent.

Source: Tatoeba #664548 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 脆 in context

  1. Say cuì, then recall the core meaning: fragile, frail.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 脆弱 (cuì ruò), meaning “weak”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 脆 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.