厚

Thick in Chinese: 厚 (hòu)

hòu

thick

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1thick
  2. 2deep or profound
  3. 3kind
  4. 4generous
  5. 5rich or strong in flavor
  6. 6to favor
  7. 7to stress

Stroke order

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厚

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这本书好厚。

    zhè běn shū hǎo hòu。

    This book is too thick.

  • 这本书非常厚。

    zhè běn shū fēi cháng hòu。

    This book is very thick.

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Related words

深厚

shēn hòu

deep

醇厚

chún hòu

mellow and rich

敦厚

dūn hòu

genuine

丰厚

fēng hòu

generous

厚道

hòu dao

kind and honest

厚度

hòu dù

thickness

宽厚

kuān hòu

tolerant

浓厚

nóng hòu

dense

雄厚

xióng hòu

substantial

得天独厚

dé tiān dú hòu

blessed by heaven (idiom)

无可厚非

wú kě hòu fēi

see 非

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