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乎

(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in/at/from/because/than/(classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

hū

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨ

Jyutping

fu4

Example sentences

似乎 sìhū
天空很暗，似乎快要下雨了。

The sky is very dark; it seems it is about to rain.

口氣 / 口气 kǒuqì
他的口氣聽起來似乎不太滿意考試的成績。
他的口气听起来似乎不太满意考试的成绩。

His tone sounded as if he wasn't very satisfied with his exam results.

在乎 zàihū
她不在乎別人的看法。
她不在乎别人的看法。

She doesn't care about others' opinions.

世俗 shìsú
她不太在乎世俗的眼光，決定按自己的想法生活。
她不太在乎世俗的眼光，决定按自己的想法生活。

She did not care much about society's conventional gaze and decided to live according to her own ideas.

不亦樂乎 / 不亦乐乎 bùyìlèhū
孩子們在公園裡玩得不亦樂乎。
孩子们在公园里玩得不亦乐乎。

The children are having a great time playing in the park.

不在乎 bùzàihū
他不在乎別人的看法，只想做自己。
他不在乎别人的看法，只想做自己。

He doesn't care about others' opinions, he just wants to be himself.

職位 / 职位 zhíwèi
只要能夠發揮所長，他不在乎職位的高低。
只要能够发挥所长，他不在乎职位的高低。

As long as he can utilize his strengths, he doesn't care about the level of his position.

Example Vocabulary

似乎

si4'hu1

seemingly; as if; it appears that

在乎

zai4'hu1

to care about; to mind

几乎

不亦樂乎

bu4'yi4'le4'hu1

isn't it a joy; to the extreme; awfully

出乎

不在乎

bu4'zai4'hu1

to not care; to be indifferent; to not mind

不外乎

bu4'wai4'hu1

之乎者也

zhi1'hu1'zhe3'ye3

乎

hu1

介乎

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