Chinese Word: 忽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

忽HSK 5

Pinyin: hū

English Definition: to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly

Chinese Definition:
①粗心，不注意：忽视。疏忽。忽略。玩忽职守。
②迅速，突然：忽而。忽然。忽地。忽高忽低。
③长度和重量单位(十忽为一丝，十丝为一毫)：忽微(极言细微)。微忽其微。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:勿 indicates the sound; 心 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 勿 [ wù ] must not, do not; without, never
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

Similar Characters: 怱

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忽然HSK 5	hū rán	suddenly; all of a sudden
忽视HSK 5	hū shì	to neglect; to ignore
忽而	hū ér	suddenly; now (..., now...)
玩忽职守	wán hū zhí shǒu	to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice
玩忽	wán hū	to neglect; to trifle with; not to take seriously

1		hū rán 忽然 xià 下 qǐ 起 le 了 yǔ 雨。 It suddenly started raining.
2		wǒ 我 hū shì 忽视 le 了 tā 他 de 的 zhōng gào 忠告 I neglected his advice.
3		zhè ge 这个 xì jié 细节 bèi 被 dà jiā 大家 hū lüè 忽略 le 了。 Everyone overlooked this detail.
4		hū shì 忽视 wèn tí 问题 huì 会 dǎo zhì 导致 gèng dà 更大 de 的 má fan 麻烦。 Ignoring problems can lead to even bigger troubles.
5		wǒ 我 hū rán 忽然 xiǎng qǐ 想起 le 了 zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 de 的 shì qing 事情。 I suddenly remembered what happened last night.

1		hū rán 忽然 xià 下 qǐ 起 le 了 yǔ 雨。 It suddenly started raining.
2		wǒ 我 hū shì 忽视 le 了 tā 他 de 的 zhōng gào 忠告 I neglected his advice.
3		zhè ge 这个 xì jié 细节 bèi 被 dà jiā 大家 hū lüè 忽略 le 了。 Everyone overlooked this detail.
4		hū shì 忽视 wèn tí 问题 huì 会 dǎo zhì 导致 gèng dà 更大 de 的 má fan 麻烦。 Ignoring problems can lead to even bigger troubles.
5		wǒ 我 hū rán 忽然 xiǎng qǐ 想起 le 了 zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 de 的 shì qing 事情。 I suddenly remembered what happened last night.