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醇厚

chún hòu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

醇厚 (chún hòu) means "mellow and rich; simple and kind". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 醇厚 means

1. mellow and rich
2. simple and kind

The characters in 醇厚

• 醇chúnalcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich
• 厚hòuthick; deep or profound; kind

Example sentences

• 充分氧化反应赋予红茶浓郁醇厚的风味和深琥珀色。
  Full oxidation gives black tea its deep, robust flavor and dark amber color.

Sounds the same

Read chún hòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 淳厚pure and honest; simple and kind

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