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老弱病残 — “The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled”

老弱病残 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled”. Vulnerable groups. Literally, “Old, weak, sick, and disabled”.

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老弱病残 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老弱病残 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
弱
ruò10weak, feeble, delicate
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel

Example Sentence with 老弱病残

我们应该特别关心社区里的老弱病残,为他们提供必要的帮助。
We should pay special attention to the old, weak, sick, and disabled in our community and provide them with necessary help.

Idioms Related to 老弱病残

Antonyms of 老弱病残

  • shēn身qiáng强lì力zhuàng壮physically strong and vigorous

More idioms starting with 老

  • lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
  • lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
  • lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
  • lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
  • lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
  • lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
  • lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
  • lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
  • lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything

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Questions about 老弱病残

What does 老弱病残 mean?

老弱病残 (lǎo ruò bìng cán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled”.

How do you pronounce 老弱病残?

老弱病残 is pronounced lǎo ruò bìng cán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 老弱病残 literally mean?

Literally, 老弱病残 means “Old, weak, sick, and disabled”. It is used to mean “the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled”.

What is the Chinese definition of 老弱病残?

老:老人;弱:弱小的幼童;病:病人;残:残疾人。泛指弱势群体

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