Pinyin

Definition

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  1. to neglect
  2. to overlook
  3. to ignore
  4. suddenly
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  1. surname Hu

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

  1. 1 indistinct
  1. 1 to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
  2. 2 (onom.) for the sound of the wind

Related Words (20)

hū rán
  1. 1 suddenly
  2. 2 all of a sudden
hū lu:è
  1. 1 to neglect
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to ignore
hū lěng hū rè
  1. 1 now hot, now cold
  2. 2 (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
hū hū
  1. 1 fleeting (of quick passage time)
  2. 2 in a flash
  3. 3 distracted manner
  4. 4 vacantly
  5. 5 frustratedly
hū you
  1. 1 to rock
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)
  4. 4 to flutter (e.g. of a flag)
  5. 5 to trick sb into doing sth
  6. 6 to dupe
  7. 7 to con

Idioms (2)

积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
  1. 1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
飘忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng
  1. 1 to drift without a resting place (idiom)
  2. 2 roving
  3. 3 errant
  4. 4 vagrant
  5. 5 erratic

Sample Sentences

卷地风来忽吹散,
juǎndì fēng lái hū chuīsàn ,
A sudden wind blows
你们真是年轻有为,不过,别怪我老生常谈,实现自我价值固然重要,也别忽略了身体健康,毕竟身体是革命的本钱呀!
nǐmen zhēn shì niánqīngyǒuwéi ,bùguò ,bié guài wǒ lǎoshēng cháng tán ,shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí gùrán zhòngyào ,yě bié hūlüè le shēntǐ jiànkāng ,bìjìng shēntǐ shì gémìng de běnqián ya !
You really are a young up-and-comer, but don't hold against me if I spout some cliches. Self realization really is important, and don't ignore the value of your health, one's body is one's best asset in a revolution!
哦,我美丽的皇后,若您正好居住在中国大陆,那么请您一定不能忽略鼎鼎大名的'网红'。
ò ,wǒ měilì de huánghòu ,ruò nín zhènghǎo jūzhù zài Zhōngguódàlù ,nàme qǐng nín yīdìng bùnéng hūlüè dǐngdǐngdàmíng de 'wǎnghóng '。
Oh, my fair queen, if you happen to live in Mainland China, then you can't ignore all the internet celebrities.
哎呀大叔,您就当是激励自己运动呗,如今我们工作压力都大,不经意就忘记运动,忽视了自己的健康!
āiyā dàshū ,nín jiù dāng shì jīlì zìjǐ yùndòng bēi ,rújīn wǒmen gōngzuò yālì dōu dà ,bùjīngyì jiù wàngjì yùndòng ,hūshì le zìjǐ de jiànkāng !
Agh, old fella, just take it as motivation to exercise, nowadays work is so stressful, so we can just forget to exercise and ignore our health!
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这一刻,我忽然觉得跟你出来旅行真好,不但会挑好地方玩,什么也都准备得妥妥当当的。
zhè yī kè ,wǒ hūrán juéde gēn nǐ chūlái lǚxíng zhēn hǎo ,bùdàn huì tiāo hǎo dìfang wán ,shénme yě dōu zhǔnbèi de tuǒtuǒdāngdāng de 。
Right at this moment I suddenly feel like travelling with you is great. You not only know how to pick great places, but you also prepare really well.
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真是抱歉,是我的疏忽,要不…作为补偿,送您50元的外卖优惠券吧,我们下个月起就支持网上订餐了。
zhēnshi bàoqiàn ,shì wǒ de shūhu ,yào bù …zuòwéi bǔcháng ,sòng nín yuán de wàimài yōuhuì quàn ba ,wǒmen xiàgèyuè qǐ jiù zhīchí wǎngshàng dìng cān le 。
I’m very sorry for my negligence. As a compensation, please accept this $50 voucher for takeaway orders when our online ordering service is available.
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啊!我忽然想到我衣服晾在外头,我得回去收衣服!
ā !wǒ hūrán xiǎngdào wǒ yīfu liàng zài wàitou ,wǒ děi huíqu shōu yīfu !
Ah! I suddenly realized I left my clothes out to dry outside, I need to go home and take them in!
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我真的不是故意的,前天中午我忽然觉得不舒服,下午请假回家休息。
wǒ zhēnde bùshì gùyì de ,qiántiān zhōngwǔ wǒ hūrán juéde bù shūfu ,xiàwǔ qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi 。
I really didn't mean to. At noon on the day before yesterday I suddenly felt unwell, so I had to ask for time of work to go home and rest.
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我吃不完,我忽然不想吃了。
wǒ chībuwán ,wǒ hūrán bù xiǎng chī le 。
I can't finish it, I suddenly don't feel like eating.
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这个星期天气忽阴忽晴的,都不知道明天到底能不能去跟朋友打篮球。
zhè ge xīngqī tiānqì hū yīn hū qíng de ,dōu bù zhīdào míngtiān dàodǐ néngbùnéng qù gēn péngyou dǎ lánqiú 。
The weather has been very changeable this week, I don't even know if we'll be able to play basketball with friends tomorrow.
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