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厚
hòu
1.
thick
2.
deep or profound
3.
kind
4.
generous
5.
rich or strong in flavor
6.
to favor
7.
to stress
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
仁厚
rénhòu
kindhearted
优厚
yōuhòu
generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
厚报
hòubào
generous reward
厚实
hòushi
thick
厚度
hòudù
thickness
厚待
hòudài
generous treatment
厚望
hòuwàng
great hopes
厚朴
hòupò
magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)
厚礼
hòulǐ
generous gifts
厚薄
hòubáo
thickness
厚薄
hòubó
to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for [[厚此薄彼<hòucǐbóbǐ>]])
厚谊
hòuyì
generous friendship
厚道
hòudao
kind and honest
厚重
hòuzhòng
thick
厚颜
hòuyán
shameless
宽厚
kuānhòu
tolerant
忠厚
zhōnghòu
honest and considerate
憨厚
hānhou
simple and honest
敦厚
dūnhòu
genuine
深厚
shēnhòu
deep
Example Sentences (3)
最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
Text 1
最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
Text 1
在暖和、水分比较多的地方，叶子往往长得又大又厚；在阳光特别厉害、水分少的地方，叶子就会长得又细又长。
Zài nuǎnhuo, shuǐfèn bǐjiào duō de dìfāng, yèzi wǎngwǎng zhǎng de yòu dà yòu hòu; zài yángguāng tèbié lìhai, shuǐfèn shǎo de dìfāng, yèzi jiù huì zhǎng de yòu xì yòu cháng.
In warm, wetter places, leaves often grow big and thick; in places with especially strong sunlight and little moisture, leaves grow thin and long.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,234
- Word Frequency Rank
- 4,041 of 84,292