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胡

hú · hu/Hú · hu

Traditional 衚 / 鬍

Meaning

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hú 胡

  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 (hú))

hú 衚

  1. see 衚衕 / 胡同 (hú tòng)

hú 鬍

  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers

Hú 胡

  1. surname Hu

In a sentence

2 examples
01

志(zhì)明(míng)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)扯(chě)，每(měi)次(cì)打(dǎ)麻(má)将(jiàng)都(dōu)胡(hú)最(zuì)后(hòu)一(yì)把(bǎ)。

Chih-ming’s insane — he always wins the last round in mahjong.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)留(liú)着(zhe)一(yì)把(bǎ)浓(nóng)密(mì)的(de)胡(hú)须(xū)。

He has a thick beard.

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