Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

rǔ 辱 V & N insult (See wǔrǔ 侮辱.)
rù 入 V enter ■ 病从口入。Bìng cóng kǒu rù. Dis- ease enters the body by the mouth. (→ Bad food
causes disease.)
rùkǒu 入口 N entry, entrance
ruǎn 软 TRAD 軟 ADJ soft, supple (ANTONYM 硬 yìng) ■ 这张床太软。Zhè zhāng chuáng tài ruǎn. This bed
is too soft.
ruǎnjiàn 软件 [modif: 软 soft + 件 article] N computer software, software ■ 他除了买这台新 电脑以
外，还买了一些软件。Tā chúle mǎi zhè tái xīn diànnǎo yǐwài, hái mǎile yìxiē ruǎnjiàn. In
addition to the new computer he also bought some software. ■ 他们设计了一个软件非常 成功。
Tāmen shèjìle yí ge ruǎnjiàn fēicháng chénggōng. They have designed a very successful piece of
software.
ruì 锐 TRAD 銳 ADJ sharp (See jiānruì 尖锐.)
ruò 若 CONJ if
ruògān 若干 NUMERAL a certain number
ruò 弱 ADJ weak, feeble (ANTONYM 强 qiáng) ■ 他年 老体弱，不能在田里干活了。Tā nián-lǎo-tǐ-ruò,
bù néng zài tián li gànhuó le. He is old and feeble, and is unable to work in the fields. ■ 我使用电
脑的能力比较弱，可是我的语言能力很强。Wǒ shǐyòng diànnǎo de nénglì bǐjiào ruò, kěshì wǒ
de yǔyán nénglì hěn qiáng. I’m rather weak in computer skills, but strong in languages.
ruòdiǎn 弱点 N weak point, shortcoming