Chinese word dictionary

出伏

chū fú · to come to the end of the hottest period of the year (known as 三伏[san1 fu2])

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Word information

Simplified出伏

Traditional出伏

Pinyinchū fú

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

出chū

to go out, to send out; stand; produce

伏fú

to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal

How to learn 出伏

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Words with the same characters

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出租车chūzūchē

taxi; (Tw) rental car

出chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

出国chūguó

to go abroad; to leave the country

出来chūlái

to come out; to appear; to arise

出门chūmén

to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married

出去chūqù

to go out