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Usage note

表示东西不薄,也可以表示重。

hòu biǎo shì dōng xī bù báo, yě kě yǐ biǎo shì hòu zhòng。

Thick means not thin, and it can also mean heavy or substantial.

Context note

常出现在书本、衣服和薄比较里。

hòu cháng chū xiàn zài shū běn 、 yī fu hé hòu báo bǐ jiào lǐ。

Thick often appears with books, clothes, and thickness comparisons.

5 examples

这本书很
zhè běn shū hěn hòu。
This book is very thick.
冬天要穿衣服。
dōng tiān yào chuān hòu yī fu。
Wear thick clothes in winter.
这块面包很
zhè kuài miàn bāo hěn hòu。
This piece of bread is thick.
墙很
qiáng hěn hòu。
The wall is thick.
他喜欢一点的被子。
tā xǐ huan hòu yì diǎn de bèi zi。
He likes a thicker blanket.

5 mini stories

这本故事书很,但我还是想看完。
zhè běn gù shì shū hěn hòu, dàn wǒ hái shì xiǎng kàn wán。
This storybook is very thick, but I still want to finish it.
冬天到了,我穿上衣服。
dōng tiān dào le, wǒ chuān shàng hòu yī fu。
Winter has come, and I put on thick clothes.
妈妈说被子一点会更暖和。
mā ma shuō bèi zi hòu yì diǎn huì gèng nuǎn huo。
Mom said a thicker blanket would be warmer.
这块蛋糕切得很,看起来很好吃。
zhè kuài dàn gāo qiè dé hěn hòu, kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo chī。
This cake slice is cut thick and looks delicious.
老师说纸太,写起来会不方便。
lǎo shī shuō zhǐ tài hòu, xiě qǐ lái huì bù fāng biàn。
The teacher said if the paper is too thick, it is inconvenient to write on.

Mini dialogue

穿衣服

A
今天很冷,穿的外套。
Jīntiān hěn lěng, chuān hòu de wàitào.
It's very cold today, wear a thick coat.
B
好的,这件够吗?
Hǎo de, zhè jiàn gòu hòu ma?
Okay, is this one thick enough?

借书

A
这本书很,要读很久。
Zhè běn shū hěn hòu, yào dú hěn jiǔ.
This book is very thick, it will take a long time to read.
B
没关系,我喜欢的故事书。
Méiguānxi, wǒ xǐhuān hòu de gùshì shū.
It's okay, I like thick story books.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
báo
thin

反义词,用于描述物体厚度小

similar
thick (in diameter)

近义词,但多指圆柱体粗细

related
nóng
dense, concentrated

相关词,用于液体或气体浓度高

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