微弱

• 병음: wēi ruò
• 한자 분석: 微 = faint, minute; 弱 = two 弓 (bows) side by side — weak, feeble

뜻

미약하다; 희미하다

Often used in medical, technical, or literary descriptive contexts. 微弱的脉搏 (a faint pulse), 微弱的信号 (a weak signal), 微弱的呼吸 (faint breathing). Implies that the thing in question is near the threshold of detection or survival. Not used for people's abilities or character weakness — use 薄弱 (thin/lacking) for that.

예문

1. 医生俯身检查，确认病人仍有微弱的心跳，随即展开紧急抢救。
2. 这个偏远山区的手机信号极为微弱，打电话经常在关键时刻断线。
3. 在漫长的严冬之后，那棵百年老树依然发出了微弱的新芽，顽强地活了过来。

사용 가이드

맥락: medical, technology, literature

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 患者的呼吸微弱而不规律，需要立即插管辅助通气。(The patient's breathing is faint and irregular — immediate intubation for assisted ventilation is required.)
• 即使信号再微弱，只要还有一格，卫星电话也能勉强接通。(Even with the faintest signal — just one bar — a satellite phone can still just about connect.)

피해야 할 표현

• 将微弱用于形容能力不足，如'他的能力微弱' — for human capability, use 薄弱 (weak/lacking) or 欠缺 (insufficient); 微弱 is for physical signals, sounds, vital signs, and forces

기원과 역사

Compound of 微 (minute, faint) + 弱 (weak, feeble). Together they intensify the sense of barely-there fragility — something so faint it is on the verge of vanishing.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal