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胡子
鬍子
húzi
1. beard
2. mustache or whiskers
3. facial hair
4. CL:[[撮<zuǒ>]], [[根<gēn>]]
5. (coll.) bandit
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

胡
hú
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
HSK 5 9 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (6)

刮胡子
guāhúzi
to shave
红胡子
hónghúzi
band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)
络腮胡子
luòsāihúzi
full beard
落腮胡子
luòsāihúzi
variant of [[絡腮鬍子|络腮胡子<luòsāihúzi>]]
眉毛胡子一把抓
méimaohúziyībǎzhuā
careless
头发胡子一把抓
tóufahúziyībǎzhuā
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke

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