an interrogative particle or exclamation in classical Chinese
Animated Stroke Order 乎
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HSK Vocabulary: 乎
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 乎 is used in context
1
tā他
jī几
hū乎
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
qù去
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。
He goes to the library almost every day.
2
wǒ我
bú不
zài在
hu乎
bié别
rén人
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
。
I don't care about others' opinions.
3
zhè这
ge个
jié结
guǒ果
chū出
hū乎
yì意
liào料
dì地
hǎo好
。
The result is unexpectedly good.
4
wǒ我
jī几
hū乎
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
chī吃
píng苹
guǒ果
。
I eat apples almost every day.
5
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
jī几
hū乎
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
xǐ喜
huān欢
zhè这
ge个
gōng公
yuán园
。
Almost everyone in this city likes this park.
6
tā他
jī几
hū乎
wán完
chéng成
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
gōng工
zuò作
,
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yì一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
。
He has almost finished all the work, with only a small task left.
7
tā他
sì似
hū乎
hěn很
lèi累
。
He seems very tired.
8
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
sì似
hū乎
bù不
cuò错
,
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
shì试
shì试
。
This plan seems good, we can give it a try.
9
suī虽
rán然
tiān天
qì气
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
qíng晴
lǎng朗
,
dàn但
kōng空
qì气
zhōng中
sì似
hū乎
mí弥
màn漫
zhe着
yī一
zhǒng种
bù不
ān安
de的
qì气
xī息
。
Although the weather looks clear, there seems to be a sense of unease lingering in the air.
10
wǒ我
bù不
zài在
hū乎
zhè这
ge个
wán玩
jù具
。
I don't care about this toy.
Information
Traditional乎
Radical丿
Strokes5
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#378
Zhuyinㄏㄨ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E4E
CangjieHFD
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality