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

WORDS

于是 yú shì hū therefore
jiè hū to lie between
不亦樂 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
并不在 bìng bù zài hu really does not care
並不在 bìng bù zài hu really does not care
者也 zhī hū zhě yě lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
意外 chū hū yì wài beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
預料 chū hū yù liào beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
不群 zhuó hū bù qún standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; preeminent
套近 tào jìn hū to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
好学近知,力行近仁,知耻近勇 hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
好學近知,力行近仁,知恥近勇 hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
jī hū almost; nearly; practically
不 jī hū bù hardly; seems not
不 jī hū bù hardly; seems not
完全 jī hū wán quán almost entirely; almost completely
完全 jī hū wán quán almost entirely; almost completely
duàn hū certainly
duàn hū certainly
於是 yú shì hū therefore
yūn hu dizzy; giddy
yūn hu dizzy; giddy
厘 shū hū lí soufflé (loanword)
其微 miǎo hū qí wēi remote and insignificant (idiom)
wēn hu warm; lukewarm