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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
厚 hòu	厚 \| 厚* \| *厚	thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress	HSK 4


得天独厚 détiāndúhòu	得天独厚 \| 得天独厚* \| *得天独厚	blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature	得天獨厚 HSK 6


浓厚 nónghòu	浓厚 \| 浓厚* \| *浓厚	dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color)	濃厚 HSK 6


雄厚 xiónghòu	雄厚 \| 雄厚* \| *雄厚	substantial; robust; ample; abundant	HSK 6


深情厚谊 shēnqínghòuyì	深情厚谊 \| 深情厚谊* \| *深情厚谊	deep friendship	深情厚誼 HSK 6


深厚 shēnhòu	深厚 \| 深厚* \| *深厚	deep; profound


厚度 hòudù	厚度 \| 厚度* \| *厚度	thickness


增厚 zēnghòu	增厚 \| 增厚* \| *增厚	to thicken


丰厚 fēnghòu	丰厚 \| 丰厚* \| *丰厚	generous; ample	豐厚


厚薄 hòubáo	厚薄 \| 厚薄* \| *厚薄	thickness / also pr. [hou4 bo2]


厚薄 hòubó	厚薄 \| 厚薄* \| *厚薄	to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼)


厚实 hòushi	厚实 \| 厚实* \| *厚实	thick / substantial / sturdy / solid	厚實


憨厚 hānhou	憨厚 \| 憨厚* \| *憨厚	simple and honest / straightforward


厚德载物 hòudézàiwù	厚德载物 \| 厚德载物* \| *厚德载物	with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)	厚德載物


宽厚 kuānhòu	宽厚 \| 宽厚* \| *宽厚	tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice)	寬厚


厚望 hòuwàng	厚望 \| 厚望* \| *厚望	great hopes / great expectations


醇厚 chúnhòu	醇厚 \| 醇厚* \| *醇厚	mellow and rich / simple and kind


厚颜 hòuyán	厚颜 \| 厚颜* \| *厚颜	shameless	厚顏


浑厚 húnhòu	浑厚 \| 浑厚* \| *浑厚	simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding	渾厚


无可厚非 wúkěhòufēi	无可厚非 \| 无可厚非* \| *无可厚非	see 未可厚非	無可厚非


厚重 hòuzhòng	厚重 \| 厚重* \| *厚重	thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified


敦厚 dūnhòu	敦厚 \| 敦厚* \| *敦厚	genuine / honest and sincere


厚礼 hòulǐ	厚礼 \| 厚礼* \| *厚礼	generous gifts	厚禮


厚积薄发 hòujībófā	厚积薄发 \| 厚积薄发* \| *厚积薄发	lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared	厚積薄發


优厚 yōuhòu	优厚 \| 优厚* \| *优厚	generous, liberal (pay, compensation)	優厚


厚颜无耻 hòuyánwúchǐ	厚颜无耻 \| 厚颜无耻* \| *厚颜无耻	shameless	厚顏無恥


淳厚 chúnhòu	淳厚 \| 淳厚* \| *淳厚	pure and honest / simple and kind


厚待 hòudài	厚待 \| 厚待* \| *厚待	generous treatment


温厚 wēnhòu	温厚 \| 温厚* \| *温厚	good-natured / warm and generous / gentle	溫厚


仁厚 rénhòu	仁厚 \| 仁厚* \| *仁厚	kindhearted / tolerant / honest and generous


厚朴 hòupò	厚朴 \| 厚朴* \| *厚朴	magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)


厚古薄今 hòugǔbójīn	厚古薄今 \| 厚古薄今* \| *厚古薄今	to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)


厚此薄彼 hòucǐbóbǐ	厚此薄彼 \| 厚此薄彼* \| *厚此薄彼	to favour one and discriminate against the other


深情厚意 shēnqínghòuyì	深情厚意 \| 深情厚意* \| *深情厚意	profound love, generous friendship (idiom)


高官厚禄 gāoguānhòulù	高官厚禄 \| 高官厚禄* \| *高官厚禄	high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position	高官厚祿


厚赐 hòucì	厚赐 \| 厚赐* \| *厚赐	to reward generously / generous gift	厚賜


未可厚非 wèikěhòufēi	未可厚非 \| 未可厚非* \| *未可厚非	not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable


笃厚 dǔhòu	笃厚 \| 笃厚* \| *笃厚	honest and generous / magnanimous	篤厚


厚薄规 hòubóguī	厚薄规 \| 厚薄规* \| *厚薄规	feeler gauge	厚薄規


脸厚 liǎnhòu	脸厚 \| 脸厚* \| *脸厚	thick-skinned / brazen	臉厚


变厚 biànhòu	变厚 \| 变厚* \| *变厚	to thicken	變厚


颜厚 yánhòu	颜厚 \| 颜厚* \| *颜厚	brazen	顏厚


陈厚 Chén Hòu	陈厚 \| 陈厚* \| *陈厚	Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor	陳厚


不知天高地厚 bùzhītiāngāodìhòu	不知…地厚 \| 不知…地厚* \| *不知…地厚	not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities


稳厚 wěnhòu	稳厚 \| 稳厚* \| *稳厚	steady and honest	穩厚


何厚铧 Hé Hòuhuá	何厚铧 \| 何厚铧* \| *何厚铧	He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009	何厚鏵


刘厚总 Liú Hòuzǒng	刘厚总 \| 刘厚总* \| *刘厚总	Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英｜项英 during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變｜皖南事变	劉厚總


卑辞厚币 bēicíhòubì	卑辞厚币 \| 卑辞厚币* \| *卑辞厚币	humble expression for generous donation	卑辭厚幣


卑辞厚礼 bēicíhòulǐ	卑辞厚礼 \| 卑辞厚礼* \| *卑辞厚礼	humble expression for generous gift	卑辭厚禮


厚嘴啄花鸟 hòuzuǐzhuóhuāniǎo	厚嘴啄花鸟 \| 厚嘴啄花鸟* \| *厚嘴啄花鸟	(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)	厚嘴啄花鳥


厚嘴绿鸠 hòuzuǐlǜjiū	厚嘴绿鸠 \| 厚嘴绿鸠* \| *厚嘴绿鸠	(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)	厚嘴綠鳩


厚嘴苇莺 hòuzuǐwěiyīng	厚嘴苇莺 \| 厚嘴苇莺* \| *厚嘴苇莺	(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)	厚嘴葦鶯


厚报 hòubào	厚报 \| 厚报* \| *厚报	generous reward	厚報


厚底鞋 hòudǐxié	厚底鞋 \| 厚底鞋* \| *厚底鞋	platform shoes


厚死薄生 hòusǐbóshēng	厚死薄生 \| 厚死薄生* \| *厚死薄生	lit. to praise the dead and revile the living / fig. to live in the past (idiom)


厚生劳动省 Hòushēng Láodòngshěng	厚生劳动省 \| 厚生劳动省* \| *厚生劳动省	Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)	厚生勞動省


厚生相 hòushēngxiàng	厚生相 \| 厚生相* \| *厚生相	minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)


厚生省 Hòushēngshěng	厚生省 \| 厚生省* \| *厚生省	Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省｜厚生劳动省)


厚脸皮 hòuliǎnpí	厚脸皮 \| 厚脸皮* \| *厚脸皮	brazen / shameless / impudent / cheek / thick-skinned	厚臉皮


厚谊 hòuyì	厚谊 \| 厚谊* \| *厚谊	generous friendship	厚誼


厚道 hòudao	厚道 \| 厚道* \| *厚道	kind and honest / generous / sincere


厚养薄葬 hòuyǎngbózàng	厚养薄葬 \| 厚养薄葬* \| *厚养薄葬	generous care but a thrifty funeral / to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral	厚養薄葬


寄予厚望 jìyǔhòuwàng	寄予厚望 \| 寄予厚望* \| *寄予厚望	to place high hopes


忠厚 zhōnghòu	忠厚 \| 忠厚* \| *忠厚	honest and considerate


有失厚道 yǒushīhòudao	有失厚道 \| 有失厚道* \| *有失厚道	to be ungenerous


朱厚照 Zhū Hòuzhào	朱厚照 \| 朱厚照* \| *朱厚照	Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521


积厚流广 jīhòuliúguǎng	积厚流广 \| 积厚流广* \| *积厚流广	deep rooted and influential	積厚流廣


肥厚 féihòu	肥厚 \| 肥厚* \| *肥厚	plump / fleshy / fertile


脸皮厚 liǎnpíhòu	脸皮厚 \| 脸皮厚* \| *脸皮厚	brazen	臉皮厚


薄厚 bóhòu	薄厚 \| 薄厚* \| *薄厚	meanness and generosity / intimacy and alienation


薄养厚葬 bóyǎnghòuzàng	薄养厚葬 \| 薄养厚葬* \| *薄养厚葬	to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral / hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly	薄養厚葬


隆情厚谊 lóngqínghòuyì	隆情厚谊 \| 隆情厚谊* \| *隆情厚谊	profound love, generous friendship (idiom)	隆情厚誼


颜厚有忸怩 yánhòuyǒuniǔní	颜厚有忸怩 \| 颜厚有忸怩* \| *颜厚有忸怩	even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)	顏厚有忸怩


骨肥厚 gǔféihòu	骨肥厚 \| 骨肥厚* \| *骨肥厚	hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone)


高薪厚禄 gāoxīnhòulù	高薪厚禄 \| 高薪厚禄* \| *高薪厚禄	high salary, generous remuneration	高薪厚祿

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