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Definitions

  1. 1. (classical particle similar to 於|于[yú]) in
  2. 2. at
  3. 3. from
  4. 4. because
  5. 5. than
  6. 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma], 吧[ba], 呢[ne], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Example Sentences

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瑪麗似 對這個遊戲感到無聊。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6015342)

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Words Containing 乎

出乎意外
chū hū yì wài

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

满口之乎者也
mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě

mouth full of literary phrases

微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi

a tiny bit

好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇
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)

出乎
chū hū

due to

几乎完全
jī hū wán quán

almost entirely

不在乎
bù zài hu

not to care

不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě

lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions

视乎
shì hū

to be determined by

神乎其技
shén hū qí jì

(idiom) brilliant

异乎寻常
yì hū xún cháng

unusual

吃屎都赶不上热乎的
chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de

fig. (of a person) too slow

渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi

remote and insignificant (idiom)

油乎乎
yóu hū hū

greasy

满不在乎
mǎn bù zài hu

not in the least concerned (idiom)

卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún

standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding

几乎不
jī hū bù

hardly

不外乎
bù wài hū

nothing else but

犹之乎
yóu zhī hū

just like (sth)

晕乎
yūn hu

dizzy

近乎
jìn hu

close to

粘乎乎
nián hū hū

sticky

无怪乎
wú guài hū

no wonder (that...)

温乎
wēn hu

warm; lukewarm

梳乎厘
shū hū lí

soufflé (loanword)

出乎预料
chū hū yù liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

玄乎
xuán hū

unreliable; incredible

出乎意料
chū hū yì liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

似乎
sì hū

it seems; seemingly; as if

几乎
jī hū

almost; nearly; practically

超乎寻常
chāo hū xún cháng

out of the ordinary

热乎
rè hu

warm

肉乎乎
ròu hū hū

plump

忘乎所以
wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to get carried away

套近乎
tào jìn hū

to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)

全乎
quán hu

(coll.) complete

胖乎乎
pàng hū hū

chubby

并不在乎
bìng bù zài hu

really does not care

确乎
què hū

really

在乎
zài hu

to care about

断乎
duàn hū

certainly

近乎同步
jìn hū tóng bù

plesiochronous

知乎
zhī hū

Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011

合乎
hé hū

to accord with; to conform to

热乎乎
rè hū hū

warm; (of food) piping hot

傻乎乎
shǎ hū hū

feeble-minded

邪乎
xié hu

extraordinary

介乎
jiè hū

to lie between

忙乎
máng hū

to be busy (colloquial)

合乎情理
hé hū qíng lǐ

reasonable; to make sense

于是乎
yú shì hū

therefore

关乎
guān hū

to relate to