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Thick in Chinese

thick · HSK 4

粗 cū

这根绳子很粗。 This rope is very thick.

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How do you say thick in Chinese?

Thick in Chinese is 粗 (cū). You can also say 厚 (hòu), 浓 (nóng), 密 (mì), 浓厚 (nóng hòu).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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