hòu HSK 4

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📚 Example Sentences

这本书很厚。
Zhè běn shū hěn hòu.
This book is very thick.
冬天穿厚衣服。
Dōngtiān chuān hòu yīfu.
Wear thick clothes in winter.
他的头发很厚。
Tā de tóufa hěn hòu.
His hair is very thick.
这本书很厚。
Zhè běn shū hěn hòu.
This book is very thick.
雪下得很厚。
Xuě xià de hěn hòu.
The snow fell very thick.

💡 Memory Tip

Imagine a thick book (厚书) with 'hou' sounds like 'how'—think, 'How thick is this book?'

📝 Usage Notes

Used in both formal and informal contexts, in spoken and written Chinese. Common in everyday descriptions (e.g., thick paper, heavy snow) and figurative expressions (e.g., thick-skinned).

📖 Grammar Points

Often used as a predicate (e.g., 这本书很厚) or attributive (e.g., 厚的被子). Can be modified by degree adverbs like 很, 非常, or 太.

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese culture, 厚道 describes someone honest and kind, a valued trait. 厚脸皮 ('thick-skinned') implies shamelessness, often used humorously or critically.

🔄 Similar Words

Compared to 粗 (cū, 'thick' for cylindrical objects like ropes) and 浓 (nóng, 'thick' for liquids or density like fog), 厚 specifically refers to flat or layered thickness.

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