Chinese Notes

乎 hū

hū particle expresses question or doubt
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese, final particle 乎 may turn a sentence into a question (Guoyu '乎' particle 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 38; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 139). For example, 賢者亦樂此乎？'Do wise and good princes also find pleasure in these things?' (Mengzi: 1.2/1/11, translation by Legge)
hū preposition in
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '乎' preposition; Rouzer 2007, p. 38)
hū particle marks a return question
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Marks a question that is a response to another question, used at the end of a sentence (Guoyu '乎' particle 2)
hū particle marks a beckoning tone
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used at the end of a sentence (Guoyu '乎' particle 3)
hū particle marks conjecture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used at the end of a sentence (Guoyu '乎' particle 4)
hū particle marks a pause
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used in the middle of a sentence (Guoyu '乎' particle 5)
hū particle marks praise
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used at the end of a sentence (Guoyu '乎' particle 6)
hū interjection ah; sigh
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Similar to 啊 (Guoyu '乎' interjection)

Contained in

出乎 due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also beyond reason, expectations etc)
满口之乎者也(滿口之乎者也) mouth full of literary phrases; to spout the classics
不外乎 nothing else but
近乎同步 plesiochronous
套近乎 to worm one's way into being friends with somebody (usually derogatory)
出乎意料 beyond expectation
几乎(幾乎) almost; nearly; practically
受命乎天 the mandate is received from Heaven
热乎乎(熱乎乎) nice and warm
神乎其技 brilliant; extremely skillful; virtuosic
嗟乎 sigh
知耻近乎勇(知恥近乎勇) having a sense of shame is next to being brave
玄乎 unreliable; incredible
殆哉圾乎 very dangerous
似乎 seemly; apparently
视乎(視乎) to be determined by; to depend on
介乎 to lie between
傻乎乎 feeble-minded; dim-witted
断乎(斷乎) certainly
梳乎厘 soufflé
几乎不(幾乎不) hardly; seems not
超乎寻常(超乎尋常) out of the ordinary; exceptional
出乎预料(出乎預料) beyond expectation; unexpected
温乎(溫乎) warm; lukewarm
好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇(好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇) to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
之乎者也 four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese
渺乎其微 remote and insignificant
不亦乐乎(不亦樂乎) isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); (jocularly) extremely; awfully
出乎意外 beyond expectation; unexpected
攻乎异端(攻乎異端) the study of strange doctrines
合乎 to accord with; to conform with
不在乎 not to care
卓乎不群 standing out from the common crowd; outstanding; preeminent
忙乎 to be busy
于是乎(於是乎) therefore
近乎 close to; intimate
肉乎乎 plump; fleshy
确乎(確乎) really; indeed
忘乎所以 to get carried away; to forget oneself
并不在乎(並不在乎) really does not care
微乎其微 next to nothing
邪乎 extraordinary; severe; exaggerated; overstated; fantastic; incredible
晕乎(暈乎) dizzy; giddy
几乎完全(幾乎完全) almost entirely; almost completely
无怪乎(無怪乎) no wonder (that...)
油乎乎 greasy; oily
关乎(關乎) to relate to
异乎寻常(異乎尋常) unusual; extraordinary
热乎(熱乎) warm; hot; affectionate; ardent
满不在乎(滿不在乎) not in the least concerned; reckless; couldn't give a damn about it; unperturbed; couldn't care less

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知乎

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昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 199
襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 150
《齊物論》 The Adjustment of Controversies Zhuangzi 莊子 — count: 81
卷五十五列傳第二十五夏侯湛潘岳張載 Volume 55 Biographies 25: Xiahou Zhan; Pan Yue; Zhang Zai Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 79
《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 78
《司馬相如列傳》 Biography of Sima Xiangru Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 68
僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 67
哀公 Lord Ai The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 59
卷一 Scroll 1 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 58
《雜篇‧庚桑楚》 Miscellaneous Chapters - Geng-sang Chu Zhuangzi 莊子 — count: 58