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CHINESE CHARACTER

hū

乎

乎

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classical particle; in compounds

Numbered pinyin
hu1
English meanings
classical particle used in questions or exclamations; used in modern compounds such as 几乎, 似乎, 在乎

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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他jīhū几乎měi每tiān天dōu都pǎobù跑步。

    He runs almost every day.

  2. 02

    zhè这sìhū似乎bùtài不太héshì合适。

    This seems inappropriate.

  3. 03

    wǒ我bùzàihu不在乎biéren别人zěnme怎么shuō说。

    I don't care what others say.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 几乎
  • 似乎
  • 在乎
  • 合乎
  • 出乎