许 xǔ

allow, permit; promise; betroth

HSK 4 #263

DEFINITIONS

  • allow, permit
  • promise
  • betroth
  • surname Xu
  • to allow
  • to permit
  • to promise
  • to praise
  • somewhat
  • perhaps

STROKES

WORDS

以身相许 yǐ shēn xiāng xǔ to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to
以身许国 yǐ shēn xǔ guó to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
何许 hé xǔ (literary) what place; what time; how
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ ， bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
嘉许 jiā xǔ favorable; praise
封官许愿 fēng guān xǔ yuàn to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance
心许 xīn xǔ to consent tacitly; unspoken approval
应许 yīng xǔ to promise; to allow
应许之地 yīng xǔ zhī dì Promised Land
推许 tuī xǔ to esteem; to commend
书面许可 shū miàn xǔ kě written permission; written authorization
期许 qī xǔ to hope; to expect; expectation(s)
特许半导体 tè xǔ bàn dǎo tǐ Chartered Semiconductor
特许状 tè xǔ zhuàng charter
特许经营 tè xǔ jīng yíng franchised operation; franchising
甘纳许 gān nà xǔ ganache (loanword)
许下 xǔ xià to make a promise
许下愿心 xǔ xià yuàn xīn to express a wish (to a deity)
许仲琳 xǔ zhòng lín Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
许信良 xǔ xìn liáng Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
许可协议 xǔ kě xié yì licensing agreement (for intellectual property)
许和 xǔ hé to allow; permit
许地山 xǔ dì shān Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
许婚 xǔ hūn to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)
许嫁 xǔ jià allowed to marry
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