毫 (háo) — (measure word) one thousandth (used in metric units); (measure word) a tiny bit; the least (used in negative expressions as intensifier)
Definition
毫 is a thousandth — used as a metric prefix (毫米 millimeter, 毫克 milligram, 毫升 milliliter), and in negative phrases as an intensifier meaning 'the least / at all' (e.g. 丝毫不, 毫无).
measure word
one thousandth (used in metric units)a tiny bitthe least (used in negative expressions as intensifier)
Examples
- 。Tā duì zhè jiàn shì háo bù zhī qíng.He knows nothing at all about this matter.
- 。Shí yàn yāo qiú jīng què dào yì sī yì háo.The experiment requires accuracy down to the tiniest bit.
- 。Zhè tiáo chóng zi zhǐ yǒu wǔ háo mǐ cháng.This worm is only five millimeters long.
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