hu

interrogative or exclamatory final particle

HSK 3 #458

DEFINITIONS

乎 hū
  • (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in
  • at
  • from
  • because
  • than
  • (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

STROKES

乎 stroke order diagram
乎 stroke order animation

WORDS

jī hū almost; nearly; practically
sì hū apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
zài hu to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]
不在 bù zài hu not to care
guān hū to relate to; concerning; about
jìn hu close to; intimate
意料 chū hū yì liào beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
shǎ hū hū feeble-minded; dim-witted
chū hū due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations)
hé hū to accord with; conforming to
其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit; very little; next to nothing (idiom)
rè hu warm; hot; affectionate; ardent
pàng hū hū chubby
满不在 mǎn bù zài hu not in the least concerned (idiom); reckless; couldn't give a damn about it; unperturbed; couldn't care less; harum scarum
nián hū hū sticky; slimy
rè hū hū nice and warm
寻常 yì hū xún cháng unusual; extraordinary
不亦乐 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ to get carried away; to forget oneself
xuán hū unreliable; incredible
yóu hū hū greasy; oily
hēi hū hū variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]
不外 bù wài hū nothing else but
máng hū to be busy (colloquial)
预料 chū hū yù liào beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
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