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厚 hòu

thick

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
厂
Type
Ideograph
Made of 厂日子 ⿸⿸厂日子

Memory hint: Sunlight 日 and children 子 in a building 厂

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  1. 这本书很厚。
    Zhè běn shū hěn hòu.
    This book is very thick.
    this (measure) book very thick
  2. 冬天穿这么厚的衣服冷吗？
    Dōngtiān chuān zhème hòu de yīfu lěng ma?
    Is it cold in winter wearing such thick clothes?
    winter wear so thick (possessive) clothes cold (question)
  3. 天冷了，多穿一件厚衣服吧。
    Tiān lěng le, duō chuān yí jiàn hòu yīfu ba.
    It's getting cold, wear an extra thick piece of clothing.
    sky cold (particle), more wear one (measure) thick clothes (suggestion)
  4. 这层雪不厚，只有一点点。
    Zhè céng xuě bú hòu, zhǐ yǒu yìdiǎndiǎn.
    This layer of snow isn't thick, there's only a little bit.
    this (measure) snow not thick, only has a-little-bit
  5. 昨天雾很浓厚，什么都看不清楚。
    Zuótiān wù hěn nónghòu, shénme dōu kàn bu qīngchu.
    Yesterday the fog was very thick, you couldn't see anything clearly.
    yesterday fog very thick, what all see not clear

Words with 厚 (5)