乎
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hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle

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乎
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5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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丿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 乎

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hūWords pronounced hū
huWords pronounced hu
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Example sentences

Notice where 乎 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ jīhū tīng bú dào nǐ.我几乎听不到你。

I can hardly hear you.

Source: Tatoeba #380597 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ búzàihu nǐ duì wǒ de kàn fǎ.我不在乎你對我的看法。

I don't give a damn what you think of me.

Source: Tatoeba #13513734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shēng huó sì hū bú shì zhēn shí de.我的生活似乎不是真實的。

My life seems unreal.

Source: Tatoeba #918541 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tiáo gǒu jīhū shì yí gè rén.这条狗几乎是一个人。

This dog is almost human.

Source: Tatoeba #760150 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men dào jiā shí jīhū shì bàn yè le.我们到家时几乎是半夜了。

It was almost midnight when we got home.

Source: Tatoeba #13881329 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège jīhū bù kě néng.这个几乎不可能。

It is next to impossible.

Source: Tatoeba #1148251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 乎 in context

  1. Say hū, then recall the core meaning: interrogative or exclamatory final particle.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 几乎 (jī hū), meaning “almost”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 乎 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.