厚

hòu · hou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)虽(suī)然(rán)很(hěn)厚(hòu),但(dàn)是(shì)不(bú)贵(guì)。

That book is thick, but it's not very expensive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Pun_intended · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

地(dì)上(shang)覆(fù)盖(gài)着(zhe)积(jī)雪(xuě),冻(dòng)成(chéng)了(le)又(yòu)硬(yìng)又(yòu)厚(hòu)的(de)壳(ké)。

The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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