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敦厚
敦厚
(dūn hòu): Honest and kind-hearted / sincere (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
敦 • dūn • sincere, honest; to urge
dūn
敦
sincere, honest; to urge
厚 • hòu • thick • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
hòu
厚
thick
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 敦厚.
Words with
敦
敦促
dūn cù
To urge / to press / to prompt
伦敦
lún dūn
London
休斯敦
xiū sī dūn
Houston
Words with
厚
厚度
hòu dù
thickness
深厚
shēn hòu
deep; profound
浓厚
nóng hòu
dense; deep; strong
雄厚
xióng hòu
tremendous; rich; abundant
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
be born under a lucky star; enjoy exceptional advantages
深情厚谊
shēn qíng hòu yì
deep friendship
丰厚
fēng hòu
Generous
厚道
hòu dào
Honest / kind-hearted
4.
How to Use 敦厚 in Sentences
Adjective + Adjective
with
老实
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
lǎo
老
shi
实
neutral
honest and simple
Adjective + Noun
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
de
的
zhǎng
长
zhě
者
Subject + Verb
with
为人
wéi
为
rén
人
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
5.
Example Sentences with 敦厚
tā
他
hěn
很
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
，
zǒng
总
formal
a kind and honest elder
xìng
性
qíng
情
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
formal
Written
of a sincere disposition
formal
honest and sincere in character
shì
是
bāng
帮
zhù
助
bié
别
ren
人
。
He is honest and kind, always helping others.
tā
他
wèi
为
rén
人
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
，
cóng
从
bú
不
jì
计
jiào
较
gè
个
rén
人
dé
得
shī
失
，
yīn
因
cǐ
此
rén
人
yuán
缘
jí
极
jiā
佳
。
He is honest and kind-hearted, never cares about personal gains or losses, so he is very popular.
zhè
这
wèi
位
lǎo
老
shī
师
xìng
性
gé
格
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
，
xué
学
shēng
生
men
们
dōu
都
hěn
很
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
tā
他
。
This teacher has a sincere and gentle personality, and all the students like him very much.
nán
难
dào
道
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
de
的
xìng
性
gé
格
zài
在
jìng
竞
zhēng
争
jī
激
liè
烈
de
的
zhí
职
chǎng
场
zhōng
中
fǎn
反
ér
而
huì
会
chéng
成
wéi
为
liè
劣
shì
势
ma
吗
？
Could it be that an honest and kind-hearted personality might become a disadvantage in the highly competitive workplace?
tā
他
biǎo
表
miàn
面
shàng
上
kàn
看
sì
似
dūn
敦
hòu
厚
，
shí
实
zé
则
nèi
内
xīn
心
chōng
充
mǎn
满
le
了
suàn
算
jì
计
yǔ
与
chéng
城
fǔ
府
。
He appears honest and kind-hearted on the surface, but in reality, his heart is full of scheming and calculation.
