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糊

hú · hu/hù · hu

Traditional 餬 / 䊀

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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hú 糊

  1. muddled
  2. paste
  3. scorched

hù 糊

  1. paste
  2. cream

hú 餬

  1. congee
  2. (in 糊口 (húkǒu)) to feed oneself

hú 䊀

  1. variant of 糊 (hú)
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Burnt porridge

  1. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)味道(wèidao)？好像(hǎoxiàng)有点(yǒudiǎn)糊(hú)。

    What is that smell? Something seems burnt.

  2. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)的(de)粥(zhōu)煮(zhǔ)糊(hú)了(le)！

    Oh no, my porridge got burnt!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)煮(zhǔ)粥(zhōu)的(de)时候(shíhou)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What were you doing while cooking it?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，一(yī)抬头(táitóu)，粥(zhōu)就(jiù)糊(hú)了(le)。

    I was on my phone. When I looked up, the porridge was burnt.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，糊(hú)了(le)的(de)粥(zhōu)也(yě)能(néng)吃(chī)，当(dāng)锅巴(guōbā)吃(chī)。

    It is fine. Burnt porridge is still edible. Treat it as crispy rice.

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2 examples
01

米(mǐ)饭(fàn)煮(zhǔ)糊(hú)了(le)，散(sàn)发(fā)出(chū)一(yì)股(gǔ)焦(jiāo)味(wèi)。

The rice is scorched and gives off a burnt smell.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)面(miàn)糊(hú)把(bǎ)纸(zhǐ)粘(zhān)在(zài)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)。

He used paste to stick the paper on the wall.

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