Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

hū 乎 PARTICLE (added to another word to express strong emotions) (See jīhū 几乎, sìhū 似乎.)
hū 呼 V exhale
hūhuàn 呼唤 V call, shout to
hūxī 呼吸 [comp: 呼 exhale + 吸 inhale] V breathe ■ 我刚才不大舒服，在花园里呼吸了新鲜 空气，
感到好多了。Wǒ gāngcái búdà shūfu, zài huāyuán li hūxīle xīnxiān kōngqì, gǎndào hǎo duō le. I
didn’t feel well just now. I’m feeling much better now that I’ve had some fresh air in the garden.
hūyù 呼吁 V appeal, call on
hū 忽 ADV suddenly
hūlüè 忽略 V neglect, overlook
hūrán 忽然 ADV suddenly ■ 刚才天气还好好 儿的，忽然下起大雨来了。Gāngcái tiānqì hái hǎohǎor
de, hūrán xià qǐ dà yǔ lái le. Just now the weather was still fine. Suddenly it’s raining hard.
hūshì 忽视 V overlook, negelect ■ 他们忽视了一 个细节，使计划失败。Tāmen hūshì le yí ge xìjié,
shǐ jìhuà shībài. They overlooked a detail, which doomed the plan.
hú 胡¹ ADJ reckless, wantonly
húluàn 胡乱 ADV rashly, carelessly
húshuō 胡说 [modif: 胡 foreign + 说 talking] V & n talk nonsense; nonsense ■ 你别胡说，我和 她只是
朋友关系。Nǐ bié húshuō, wǒ hé tā zhǐ shì péngyou guānxi. Don’t talk nonsense; she and I are
only friends.
hú shuō bā dào 胡说八道 IDIOM pure nonsense, drivel
hú 胡² TRAD 鬍 N beard, mustache
húxū 胡须 N beard, mustache
húzi 胡子 [suffix: 胡 beard, whiskers + 子 nominal suffix] N beard, whiskers ■ 你的胡子长了，要 刮一
下。Nǐ de húzi cháng le, yào guā yíxià. You’ve grown quite a beard. You need a shave. 刮胡子 guā
húzi shave (beard, whiskers)
hú 壶 TRAD 壺 N kettle (把 bǎ) ■ 壶里还有水 吗？Hú li hái yǒu shuǐ ma? Is there any water left in the
kettle? 水壶 shuǐhú kettle
hú 糊 V paste
hútu 糊涂 [comp: 糊 muddled + 涂 mire] ADJ muddle-headed, muddled, confused ■ 你真糊 涂，怎么又
忘了把钥匙放在哪儿了？Nǐ zhēn hútu, zěnme yòu wàngle bǎ yàoshi fàng zài nǎ’er le? You’re
really muddle-headed. How is it that you’ve forgotten where you’ve left the keys again? ■ 你越解
释，我越糊涂，还是让我自己再看一遍 书吧。Nǐ yuè jiēshì, wǒ yuè hútu, háishì ràng wǒ zìjǐ
zài kàn yí biàn shū ba. The more you explain, the more confused I am. I’d better read the book once
more by myself.
hútu chóng 糊涂虫 [modif: 糊涂 muddle-headed + 虫 bug] N muddle-headed person, bungler
hú 蝴 as in 蝴蝶 húdié
húdié 蝴蝶 N butterfly
hú 湖 N lake ■ 中国最大的湖是青海省的青海 湖。Zhōngguó zuì dà de hú shì Qīnghǎi Shěng de
Qīnghǎi Hú. China’s biggest lake is Qinghai Lake in Qinghai Province. 湖边 húbiān lakeside
húpō 湖泊 N lakes
hǔ 虎 N tiger (See lǎohǔ 老虎.)
hù 互 ADJ reciprocal
hùliánwǎng 互联网 [modif: 互 each other + 联 link + 网 net] N the Internet, the World Wide Web ■ 有了
互联网，信息交流方便多了。Yǒule hùliánwǎng, xìnxi jiāoliú fāngbiàn duōle. With the Internet,
information exchange is so much more convenient. ■ 我每天都上互联网，看新闻，找 资料。
Wǒ měitiān dōu shàng hùliánwǎng, kàn xīnwén, zhǎo zīliào. I get on the Internet every day to read
news or search for data.
hùxiāng 互相 ADV each other, one another ■ 我们 是好朋友，应当互相关心，互相帮助。Wǒmen shì
hǎo péngyou, yīngdāng hùxiāng guānxīn, hùxiāng bāngzhù. We’re good friends, so we should care
for each other and help each other.
hù 户 MEASURE WORD (used with nouns denoting households and families) ■ 这条街上有三十几户 人家。