must, have to, necessary

HSK 3 #444

DEFINITIONS

  • must, have to, necessary
  • must
  • to have to
  • to wait
  • beard
  • mustache
  • feeler (of an insect etc)
  • tassel

STROKES

须 stroke order diagram
须 stroke order animation

WORDS

bì xū to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
hú xū beard; CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
知 xū zhī key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind
wú xū need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
有 mò xū yǒu groundless; baseless
要 xū yào must; have to
刀 tì xū dāo shaver; razor
chù xū tentacles; feelers; antennae
hé xū there is no need; why should
gēn xū roots
拍马 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking
眉 xū méi man or men (formal)
juǎn xū tendril
臾 xū yú in a flash; in a jiffy
子 xū zi feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
菜 lóng xū cài asparagus; (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]
不让眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
全尾儿 quán xū quán yǐ r (Beijing dialect) intact; in one piece
八字胡 bā zì hú xū mustache shaped like character 八
膏 tì xū gāo shaving cream
四大生 sì dà xū shēng Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
巾帼眉 jīn guó xū méi woman with a manly spirit
曼人 bù xū màn rén bushman (African ethnic group)
捋虎 luō hǔ xū lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
雀 wén xū què (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
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