虚弱

• 병음: xū ruò
• 한자 분석: 虚 = 虍 + 业 (hollow/empty); 弱 = 弓 + 弓 (two weak bows — weak)

뜻

허약함; 쇠약함

Used in medical and everyday contexts for physical frailty. Can also describe institutional or positional weakness (国力虚弱 = national weakness). Implies a temporary or recoverable condition more often than 羸弱.

예문

1. 手术后她身体十分虚弱，医生建议她卧床静养至少两周以恢复体力。
2. 长期营养不良导致儿童身体虚弱，免疫系统难以抵御常见疾病的侵袭。
3. 在连续谈判了十二个小时之后，双方代表均已精疲力竭，精神上也显得格外虚弱。

사용 가이드

맥락: medicine, health, daily life

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 老人在高烧退去之后仍感到十分虚弱，家人特地为他熬制了滋补汤品帮助恢复。(The elderly man still felt very weak after his high fever broke, so his family specially prepared nourishing soup to aid his recovery.)
• 体质虚弱的人在换季时期应特别注意保暖，避免因受凉而引发感染。(People with a frail constitution should take special care to stay warm during seasonal transitions to avoid infections caused by catching a chill.)

피해야 할 표현

• 虚弱的建筑 — 虚弱 applies to living beings or abstract strength; for structurally weak buildings use 脆弱 or 不牢固

기원과 역사

虚 (empty/hollow) + 弱 (weak) — emptied of strength

문화적 배경

시대: Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal