Usage note
薄表示厚度小。
báo biǎo shì hòu dù xiǎo。
薄 means thin or not thick.
Context note
薄常用于纸、衣服、冰和雾。
báo cháng yòng yú zhǐ 、 yī fu 、 bīng hé wù。
It is often used for paper, clothes, ice, and fog.
5 examples
这张纸很薄。
zhè zhāng zhǐ hěn báo。
This paper is very thin.
今天穿得有点薄。
jīn tiān chuān dé yǒu diǎn báo。
You are dressed a bit lightly today.
这层冰很薄。
zhè céng bīng hěn báo。
This layer of ice is very thin.
薄衣服不适合冬天。
báo yī fu bú shì hé dōng tiān。
Thin clothes are not suitable for winter.
这本书的纸很薄。
zhè běn shū de zhǐ hěn báo。
The paper in this book is very thin.
5 mini stories
春天时，外套可以穿得薄一点。
chūn tiān shí， wài tào kě yǐ chuān dé báo yì diǎn。
In spring, jackets can be a little thinner.
湖面上的冰很薄。
hú miàn shàng de bīng hěn báo。
The ice on the lake is very thin.
他喜欢穿薄衣服。
tā xǐ huan chuān báo yī fu。
He likes to wear light clothes.
薄雾慢慢散开了。
bó wù màn màn sàn kāi le。
The light fog slowly dispersed.
这块布太薄，不够保暖。
zhè kuài bù tài báo， bú gòu bǎo nuǎn。
This cloth is too thin and not warm enough.
Mini dialogue
薄被子
A
今天很热，我们盖薄被子吧。
Jīntiān hěn rè, wǒmen gài báo bèizi ba.
It's very hot today, let's use a thin blanket.
B
好的，这条薄被子很舒服。
Hǎo de, zhè tiáo báo bèizi hěn shūfu.
Okay, this thin blanket is very comfortable.
薄饼
A
你吃过这种薄饼吗？
Nǐ chī guò zhè zhǒng báo bǐng ma?
Have you eaten this kind of thin pancake?
B
吃过，薄饼又香又脆。
Chī guò, báo bǐng yòu xiāng yòu cuì.
Yes, the thin pancake is both fragrant and crispy.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
厚
hòu
thick
Thick is the direct opposite of thin.
similar
细
xì
thin; slender
Often used for thin, slender objects like a thread or a stick.
contrast
瘦
shòu
thin (for people or animals)
Used to describe a thin body, not thin objects.