巴巴

tā kě lián bā ba de

她可怜巴巴的。

She looks very miserable.

tā shuō tā zhè ge xīng qī yào zuò bù guò nǐ yě bié yǎn bā ba gān děng

她说她这个星期要做，不过你也别眼巴巴干等！

She said she'd do it this week, but don't hold your breath!

tā jiǎng le jǐ gè gān bā ba de xiào hua

她讲了几个干巴巴的笑话。

She told a few feeble jokes.

tā de zhì fú zhòu bā ba de lā ta bù kān hái jiàn shang le ní diǎn

他的制服皱巴巴的，邋遢不堪，还溅上了泥点。

His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud.

tōng guò jǔ lì ràng gān bā ba de lùn diǎn chōng shí qǐ lai

通过举例让干巴巴的论点充实起来。

Examples were used to flesh out the skeleton of the argument.