厚
hòu
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

厚
hòu
  1. 1 thick
  2. 2 deep or profound
  3. 3 kind
  4. 4 generous
  5. 5 rich or strong in flavor
  6. 6 to favor
  7. 7 to stress
丰厚
fēng hòu
  1. 1 generous
  2. 2 ample
厚实
hòu shi
  1. 1 thick
  2. 2 substantial
  3. 3 sturdy
  4. 4 solid
厚度
hòu dù
  1. 1 thickness
厚脸皮
hòu liǎn pí
  1. 1 brazen
  2. 2 shameless
  3. 3 impudent
  4. 4 cheek
  5. 5 thick-skinned

Idioms (10)

厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
  1. 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
  1. 1 blessed by heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 enjoying exceptional advantages
  3. 3 favored by nature

Sample Sentences

在太阳系中，水星跟太阳的距离很近，受到太阳高温的影响，水星白天的地表温度非常高，可以达到摄氏427度，因此水星没办法像邻近的金星和地球一样形成一层厚厚的大气层。
zài tàiyángxì zhōng ，Shuǐxīng gēn tàiyang de jùlí hěn jìn ，shòudào tàiyang gāowēn de yǐngxiǎng ，Shuǐxīng báitiān de dìbiǎo wēndù fēicháng gāo ，kěyǐ dádào Shèshì sìbǎièrshíqī dù ，yīncǐ Shuǐxīng méi bànfǎ xiàng línjìn de Jīnxīng hé dìqiú yīyàng xíngchéng yīcéng hòu hòu de dàqìcéng 。
In the solar system, Mercury is very close to the sun. Because of the high temperature from the sun, the ground temperature on Mercury is very high, which is up to 427 degree celsius. Therefore, Mercury cannot form a thick layer of atmosphere like Venus and Earth.
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更不管地多么厚
gèng bùguǎn dì duōme hòu
And even how thick the earth is.
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那，拿我朋友小周做例子吧，小周你也熟悉吧，当初名校毕业，家人都对他寄予厚望，原来他在银行业也做得风生水起，游刃有余的。
nà ，ná wǒ péngyou Xiǎo Zhōu zuò lìzi ba ，Xiǎo Zhōu nǐ yě shúxī ba ，dāngchū míngxiào bìyè ，jiārén dōu duì tā jìyǔ hòuwàng ，yuánlái tā zài yínhángyè yě zuò de fēngshēngshuǐqǐ ，yóurènyǒuyú de 。
Then, take my friend Xiaozhou as an example. You know Xiaozhou, right? He graduated from a famous school, and his family had high hopes for him. He started out really making a mark when he was working at a bank, handling his job with ease.
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且夫水之积也不厚，则其负大舟也无力。覆杯水于坳堂之上，则芥为之舟；置杯焉则胶，水浅而舟大也。风之积也不厚，则其负大翼也无力。故九万里，则风斯在下矣，而后乃今培风；背负青天，而莫之夭阏者，而后乃今将图南。
qiě fú shuǐ zhī jī yě bù hòu ，zé qí fù dàzhōu yě wúlì 。fù bēishuǐ yú àotáng zhī shàng ，zé jiè wèizhī zhōu ；zhì bēi yān zé jiāo ，shuǐ qiǎn ér zhōu dà yě 。fēng zhī jī yě bù hòu ，zé qí fù dàyì yě wúlì 。gù jiǔwàn lǐ ，zé fēng sī zài xià yǐ ，ér hòu nǎi jīn péifēng ；bèi fù qīngtiān ，ér mò zhī yāoè zhě ，ér hòu nǎi jīn jiāng tú nán 。
And moreover, (to speak of) the accumulation of water; if it be not great, it will not have strength to support a large boat. Upset a cup of water in a cavity, and a straw will float on it as if it were a boat. Place a cup in it, and it will stick fast; the water is shallow and the boat is large. (So it is with) the accumulation of wind; if it be not great, it will not have strength to support great wings. Therefore (the peng ascended to) the height of 90,000 li, and there was such a mass of wind beneath it; thenceforth the accumulation of wind was sufficient. As it seemed to bear the blue sky on its back, and there was nothing to obstruct or arrest its course, it could pursue its way to the South.
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说到冷，你昨天不是去商场说要买些厚衣服，练习杀价吗？有什么成绩吗？
shuōdào lěng ，nǐ zuótiān bùshì qù shāngchǎng shuō yào mǎi xiē hòu yīfu ，liànxí shājià ma ？yǒu shénme chéngjì ma ？
Speaking of cold, didn't you say you were going to the marketplace yesterday to buy some thick clothes and practice bargaining? Did you close any deals?
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你还别说，这西湖的景啊，一共有一百多处呢。这可够我们逛好几天的了。西湖不但景色美，而且人文气息也十分浓厚，其中最著名的莫过于唐代的白居易和宋代的苏轼给西湖留下的诗句了。
nǐ hái bié shuō ，zhè xīhú de jǐng ā ，yīgòng yǒu yībǎiduō chù ne 。zhè kě gòu wǒmen guàng hǎo jǐ tiān de le 。xīhú bùdàn jǐngsè měi ，érqiě rénwén qìxī yě shífēn nónghòu ，qízhōng zuì zhùmíng de mòguòyú tángdài de báijūyì hé Sòng Dài de Sū Shì gěi xīhú liúxià de shījù le 。
Don't even start. There are over one hundred scenic spots at the West Lake. Enough for us to spend several days visiting. It's not just the scenery that is fantastic at West Lake though, the cultural milieu here is also quite rich. Among them the most famous are the lines of poetry on the West Lake left behind by Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi and Song Dynasty poet Su Shi.
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确实如此，莫言的作品大多带着浓厚的乡土气息，作品中充满了对家乡的复杂情感，被归类为“寻根文学”。
quèshí rúcǐ ，Mòyán de zuòpǐn dàduō dài zhe nónghòu de xiāngtǔ qìxī ，zuòpǐn zhōng chōngmǎn le duì jiāxiāng de fùzá qínggǎn ，bèi guīlèi wèi “xúngēn wénxué ”。
That is the case, the majority of Mo Yan's work is suffused with a strong nativist sensitivity. The work is full of complex feelings towards one's homeplace and is categorized as "root-seeking literature".
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他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年，和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水，过着不愁吃穿的生活。
tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ，hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ，guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。
So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.
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还没人来呀！快快，大伙快去找床垫、厚被子什么的，堆在前面，以防万一她掉下来！
hái méi rén lái ya ！kuàikuài ，dàhuǒ kuài qù zhǎo chuángdiàn 、hòu bèizi shénme de ，duī zài qiánmian ，yǐfáng wànyī tā diàoxiàlái ！
Nobody has come yet! Quickly, everybody quickly go find a mattress, thick quilts and stuff like that and pile it in front there, just in case she falls!
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不是我不给你面子，而是我的脸皮真的没你的厚！
bùshì wǒ bù gěi nǐ miànzi ，érshì wǒ de liǎnpí zhēnde méi nǐ de hòu ！
B: It's not that I want to embarrass you, it's just that I'm not as brazen as you!
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