huó
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  3. small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  4. to bore a hole; to drill a hole

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Homographs

Examples

越快越好。

The sooner, the better.

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越多越好。

The more, the better.

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雨越下越大。

The rain is getting heavier.

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他越说越兴奋。

As he talked, he got more and more excited.

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稻穗越饱满越低头。

The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

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他越激动就越安静。

The more excited he gets, the quieter he becomes.

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我们越等越不耐烦。

The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.

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压力越低,沸点越低。

When the pressure is lower, the boiling point is lower.

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他年纪越大变得越顽固。

He became more obstinate as he grew older.

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工作越公开,批评就越多。

The more public the work, the more criticism you receive.

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汤姆是一个越军退役军人。

Tom is a Vietnam veteran.

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库车的杏子你越吃越想吃。

The more you eat Kuqa's apricots, the more of them you'll want to eat.

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我们越老,记忆力就越差。

The older we become, the worse our memory gets.

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你知道的越少越好,好吗?

The less you know, the better, OK?

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挣的越多钱,就花得越多钱。

The more you earn, the more you spend.

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人知道的越多,懂的就越少。

The more you know, the less you understand.

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我们越早开始做就会越早做完。

The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish.

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你看的书越多,你知道的越多。

The more books you read, the more you'll know.

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你越是吃巧克力,越是会变胖。

The more chocolate you eat, the fatter you'll get.

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我越了解人,我就越喜欢动物。

The more I know about people, the more I like animals.

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