胡 hú recklessly

源How it came to be

The old block, with meat beside it. It was the loose skin under an animal's jaw, then the name for peoples to the north and west, then anything foreign, then anything done wrong.

用用法

• 胡 as an adverb before a verb means 'recklessly/without basis' - a very productive pattern: 胡说 húshuō (talk nonsense), 胡闹 húnào (make a scene/act up), 胡乱 húluàn (carelessly).
• 胡思乱想 húsī-luànxiǎng - to let one's imagination run wild - uses the same reckless sense.
• 别胡说! (bié húshuō!) - don't talk nonsense! - is a common scolding phrase in spoken Chinese.
• 胡子 húzi (beard/mustache) and 胡同 hútòng (a Beijing lane/alley) are unrelated fixed nouns that also happen to use this character, both very common words.

字含“胡”的汉字

• 湖 lake
• 糊 muddled
• 蝴 butterfly

词含“胡”的词语

• 胡同hútònglaneHSK 5
• 胡子húzibeardHSK 6
• 胡乱húluàncarelessHSK 9
• 胡思乱想húsī-luànxiǎngto indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)HSK 9
• 胡说húshuōto talk nonsenseHSK 9
• 胡闹húnàoto act willfully and make a sceneHSK 9

句例句

• 辣椒、洋葱和胡萝卜都属于蔬菜类。 Làjiāo、yángcōng hé húluóbo dōu shǔyú shūcàilèi.Peppers, onions and carrots are all vegetables.