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hòu
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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蘊含渾 實力。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13504553)

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Words Containing 厚

忠厚
zhōng hòu

honest and considerate

有失厚道
yǒu shī hòu dao

to be ungenerous

厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)

脸厚
liǎn hòu

thick-skinned

厚此薄彼
hòu cǐ bó bǐ

to favour one and discriminate against the other

厚嘴苇莺
hòu zuǐ wěi yīng

(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)

厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù

with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

薄养厚葬
bó yǎng hòu zàng

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral

厚朴
hòu pò

magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)

何厚铧
hé hòu huá

He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009

厚颜无耻
hòu yán wú chǐ

shameless

优厚
yōu hòu

generous, liberal (pay, compensation)

宽厚
kuān hòu

tolerant

厚脸皮
hòu liǎn pí

brazen

厚道
hòu dao

kind and honest

厚待
hòu dài

generous treatment

厚养薄葬
hòu yǎng bó zàng

generous care but a thrifty funeral

薄厚
bó hòu

meanness and generosity

厚度
hòu dù

thickness

颜厚有忸怩
yán hòu yǒu niǔ ní

even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)

积厚流广
jī hòu liú guǎng

deep rooted and influential

淳厚
chún hòu

pure and honest

厚报
hòu bào

generous reward

隆情厚谊
lóng qíng hòu yì

profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

稳厚
wěn hòu

steady and honest

浑厚
hún hòu

simple and honest

卑辞厚币
bēi cí hòu bì

humble expression for generous donation

不知天高地厚
bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu

not to know the immensity of heaven and earth

厚生相
hòu shēng xiàng

minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)

颜厚
yán hòu

brazen

变厚
biàn hòu

to thicken

卑辞厚礼
bēi cí hòu lǐ

humble expression for generous gift

厚生省
hòu shēng shěng

Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省|厚生劳动省[hòu shēng láo dòng shěng])

厚礼
hòu lǐ

generous gifts

厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

厚嘴绿鸠
hòu zuǐ lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

陈厚
chén hòu

Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor

厚实
hòu shi

thick

深厚
shēn hòu

deep; profound

得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
寄予厚望
jì yǔ hòu wàng

to place high hopes

未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi

not to be censured too strictly (idiom)

无可厚非
wú kě hòu fēi

see 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi]

雄厚
xióng hòu

robust

刘厚总
liú hòu zǒng

Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英[xiàng yīng] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[wǎn nán shì biàn]

丰厚
fēng hòu

generous

厚颜
hòu yán

shameless

憨厚
hān hou

simple and honest

温厚
wēn hòu

good-natured

朱厚照
zhū hòu zhào

Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德[zhèng dé] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

浓厚
nóng hòu

dense

厚嘴啄花鸟
hòu zuǐ zhuó huā niǎo

(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)

脸皮厚
liǎn pí hòu

brazen

仁厚
rén hòu

kindhearted

深情厚意
shēn qíng hòu yì

profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

厚薄规
hòu bó guī

feeler gauge

厚谊
hòu yì

generous friendship

厚重
hòu zhòng

thick

笃厚
dǔ hòu

honest and generous

厚望
hòu wàng

great hopes

敦厚
dūn hòu

genuine

增厚
zēng hòu

to thicken

厚生劳动省
hòu shēng láo dòng shěng

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)

深情厚谊
shēn qíng hòu yì

deep friendship

高官厚禄
gāo guān hòu lù

high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position

厚薄
hòu báo

thickness

肥厚
féi hòu

plump

厚底鞋
hòu dǐ xié

platform shoes

高薪厚禄
gāo xīn hòu lù

high salary, generous remuneration

骨肥厚
gǔ féi hòu

hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone)

厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

醇厚
chún hòu

mellow and rich