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厚实 (hòu shí) — thick and sturdy (of physical objects); substantial, well-off (of financial means); reliable, sincere (of a person's character)

Definition

Adjective covering three distinct uses: physical objects (thick and sturdy), finances (substantial, well-off), and people (reliable, sincere). Less literary than 雄厚 (power/wealth at a grand scale).

adjective
thick and sturdy (of physical objects)substantialwell-off (of financial means)reliablesincere (of a person's character)

Examples

  • 厚实，。
    Zhè jiàn dà yī miàn liào hěn hòu shí, chuān qǐ lái tè bié nuǎn huo.
    This coat's fabric is thick and sturdy, making it especially warm to wear.
  • 厚实，。
    Tā men jiā jiā dǐ hòu shí, shēng huó guò dé bú cuò.
    Their family has substantial savings and lives well.
  • 厚实，。
    Lǎo lǐ shì gè hòu shí rén, shén me shì jiāo gěi tā dōu fàng xīn.
    Lao Li is a reliable person; you can trust him with anything.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

厚hòuthick
实shísolid

厚 means thick and 实 means solid, together describing something thick and sturdy.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
  • 𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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