| niān | fade/wither |
| 蔫 | to fade to wither to wilt |
| 蔫不唧 | lackadaisical |
| 蔫不唧儿 | listless; droopy; sluggish; ; quiet |
| 蔫不溜 | quiet; silent |
| 蔫儿 | erhua variant of 蔫 |
| 蔫儿坏 | appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious see also 蔫土匪 |
| 蔫呼呼 | weak-willed and indecisive |
| 蔫土匪 | scoundrel with an honest demeanor see also 蔫兒壞|蔫儿坏 |
| 蔫头耷脑 | with head hanging-dejected; listless; droopy |
| 蔫巴 | spiritless |
| 蔫蔫 | quiet; silent; ; listless; droopy; sluggish |