hòu bó
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  • 1

    n.thickness

    • zhè kuài bǎn zi de hòu bó gāng hǎo hé shì

      板子厚薄刚好合适

      This plate is just of the right thickness.

    • jiāo hé bǎn de hòu bó méi yǒu zhì liàng zhòng yào

      胶合板厚薄没有质量重要

      The thickness of plywood does not matter as much as its quality.

    • kě yǐ yòng bù tóng zhì dì bù tóng hòu bó de zhǐ

      可以不同质地不同厚薄

      Paper of different texture or thickness may be used.

  • 2

    n.favor or disfavor; intimacy and alienation; prefer and slight; treasure (one) and overlook (another)

    • dōu shì péng you wèi shén me yào fēn hòu bó

      朋友为什么厚薄

      There should be no differences in how we treat our friends.

    • nǚ hái nán hái dōu yī yàng bù yīng gāi fēn hòu bó

      女孩男孩一样应该厚薄

      Boys and girls should be treated as equal. / We should not discriminate against girls in favour of boys or vice versa.

Word usage

  • Note
    When referring to "thickness", "厚薄" is mostly used in spoken language, only to indicate a rough judgment about the thickness of a flat object with no precise explanation.