a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
trad. 虛不受補
Also written 虛不受補【xū bù shòu bǔ】
Characters in this word
4虚
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emptiness, void, abstract theory or guiding principles, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, (of health) weak, virtual, in vain
- Pinyin
- xū
- Traditional
- 虛
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 25196 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
受
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to receive, to accept, to suffer, subjected to, to bear, to stand, pleasant, (passive marker), (LGBT) bottom
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1236 of 2500
补
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to repair, to patch, to mend, to make up for, to fill (a vacancy), to supplement
- Pinyin
- bǔ
- Traditional
- 補
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 10841 of 2500