瘦 shòu
“thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight”
adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 5
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
瘦 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 840: 瘦 shòu — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 100
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 瘦
瘦 describes a person or animal that is thin or skinny — the opposite of 胖. It is a plain adjective, used after 很/太/非常 in predicates or before 的 with a noun, and 瘦了 means someone has lost weight.
例句Example sentences
- 他很高，也很瘦。tā hěn gāo, yě hěn shòu.He is tall and also very thin.
- 你最近瘦了很多。nǐ zuì jìn shòu le hěn duō.You've lost a lot of weight recently.
- 我妹妹比我瘦，她吃得很少。wǒ mèi mei bǐ wǒ shòu, tā chī de hěn shǎo.My younger sister is thinner than me; she eats very little.