乎 hū — literary question particle, akin to 吗/呢
乎
Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #280
hū hu1
Basic definition
particle
Detailed explanation
verb
- (会意。甲骨文字形,上面的符号表示声音上扬,下面的符号表示舒气。“乎”是“呼”的本字。当“乎”借作语气词、介词用之后,就另造了一个从“口”的形声字“呼”。本义:吐气)
- exhale
- call
- 表示疑问或反诘
- 相当于“吗”
- 表示感叹语气或呼告
- 表示祈使或命令语气。相当于“啊”、“呀”
- 表示推测语气
- 表示呼唤人的语气。相当于“啊”、“呀”
- 表示商榷语气
- 表示肯定语气
- 用在句中,表示稍作停顿,舒缓语气,引人注意下文。如:大家认识一致以后,于是乎就大干起来;不外乎两点,一是斗志,一是斗胆
preposition
- in;at
- from
- in
- from
- because
- according to
- to
suffix
- 单用或叠用在单音或叠音的形容词后面。如:许多新事物,确乎到处可见;我心里热乎乎的;他胖乎乎的
- 用在动词或副词后面,构成新的动词或副词。如:他对这点事却不在乎;几乎人人都称赞他
- 用在形容词后面,单独不能翻译
Related words
- 几乎 almost; nearly; practically
- 似乎 seemingly; it seems
- 合乎 to accord with/conforming to
- 关乎 concerning; relating to
- 在乎 to care about; to mind
- 出乎意料 unexpected; beyond expectation
- 满不在乎 not caring at all; utterly indifferent
- 于是乎 (literary) and so; thereupon; thus
- 不外乎 nothing more than; nothing outside
- 热乎乎 nice and warm
- 不亦乐乎 awfully; extremely
- 超乎 to exceed; to go beyond
- 异乎寻常 unusual; out of the ordinary
- 微乎其微 negligible; infinitesimal; very small indeed
- 确乎 indeed; really; truly
- 黑乎乎 dark; blackish
- 热乎 warm; warm and friendly; hearty
- 忘乎所以 to get carried away; to forget oneself
- 忙乎 to be busy (colloquial)
- 傻乎乎 feeble-minded/dim-witted