- 胡锦涛 hújǐntāo Hu JintaoHu Jintao (1942-), a Chinese politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012 and president of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013
- 胡说 húshuō to talk nonsenseto speak without basis or irresponsibly; to talk drivel
- 胡子 húzi beardbeard, mustache, or whiskers; facial hair
- 胡扯 húchě nonsensenonsense; rubbish; baloney
- 胡说八道 húshuōbādào to talk nonsenseto talk nonsense; to speak irresponsibly
- 胡萝卜 húluóbo carrotcarrot; an edible root vegetable that is usually orange, purple, or yellow in color
- 胡闹 húnào to horse aroundTo act noisily or play in a wild, mischievous way; to run wild
- 胡言乱语 húyánluànyǔ to talk nonsenseto talk nonsense; to speak wildly or without foundation
- 胡同 hútòng alleylane; alley; narrow street (originally used in northern China and Beijing)
- 胡思乱想 húsīluànxiǎng to let one's imagination run wild; imaginingsto indulge in flights of fancy or unrealistic thoughts; groundless fantasies
- 胡言 húyán to talk nonsenseto speak without any basis in fact; to ramble or rave
- 死胡同 sǐhútòng dead endblind alley; a street or lane that is closed at one end
- 胡乱 húluàn carelesslycarelessly; casually; at random; any old how. Often describes doing something in a hurried or sloppy way without much thought.
- 胡话 húhuà ravingsincoherent talk or babbling spoken while unconscious, delirious, or in a dream
- 胡椒 hújiāo pepperpepper; specifically the peppercorn fruit used as a spice or for medicine, from the perennial vine Piper nigrum
- 胡须 húxū beardbeard; mustache; whiskers
- 胡适 húshì Hu ShiLeading Chinese scholar, philosopher, and diplomat (1891–1962); he was a key leader of the New Culture Movement and a major proponent of writing in [[白话文|白話文|bai2 hua4 wen2]].
- 胡来 húlái to act recklesslyto act arbitrarily or proceed without thought; to bungle or make a hash of things
- 胡萝卜素 húluóbosù caroteneA group of organic compounds found in plants and animals that provides yellow, orange, or red coloring; it can be converted into [[维生素A|維生素A|wei2 sheng1 su4 ei1]] in the body.
- 胡桃 hútáo walnutwalnut; also known as [[核桃|核桃|he2 tao5]]
- 二胡 èrhú erhuA two-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow; also called an alto fiddle.
- 胡耀邦 húyàobāng Hu YaobangHu Yaobang (1915-1989), a prominent Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1981 to 1987.
- 胡安 hú'ān JuanJuan, a Spanish given name
- 胡椒粉 hújiāofěn ground pepperpepper powder; ground pepper
- 胡编 húbiān to make upto recklessly concoct; to fabricate (a story, an excuse, etc.)
- 柴胡 cháihú thorowaxChinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense); a herb used in traditional medicine with roots used for clearing heat and relieving liver tension
- 胡风 húfēng Hu FengHu Feng (1902-1985), a Chinese Marxist literary critic and theorist who was famously purged in 1955
- 圣胡安 shènghú'ān San JuanSan Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico
- 黑胡椒 hēihújiāo black pepper
- 胡图族 hútúzú HutuHutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
- 胡志明 húzhìmíng Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh (1890–1969), the Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader and president
- 胡佛 húfó HooverHoover; used as a phonetic transcription of the English surname Hoover, most notably for the 31st US President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)
- 胡佳 hújiā Hu Jia (activist)Hu Jia (1973-), a human rights activist in the People's Republic of China
- 胡作非为 húzuòfēiwéi to run amok(idiom) to commit outrages; to act in defiance of the law or public opinion
- 胡杨 húyáng Euphrates poplarA deciduous tree of the poplar family that is highly resistant to salt, cold, and drought; native to desert regions of northwest China and Central Asia. Also called [[胡桐|胡桐|hu2 tong2]].
- 内塔尼亚胡 nèitǎníyàhú NetanyahuBenjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician and prime minister
- 胡诌 húzhōu to talk nonsenseTo talk at random or invent crazy stories; to make up excuses or tell tall tales
- 刮胡子 guāhúzi to shaveTo shave one's beard or whiskers using a razor; also referred to as [[刮脸|刮臉|gua1 lian3]]
- 胡志明市 húzhìmíngshì Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, formerly known as [[西贡|西貢|xi1 gong4]]
- 胡瓜 húguā cucumbercucumber; an annual climbing plant or its edible green fruit
- 胡搅蛮缠 hújiǎománchán to pester endlessly(idiom) to pester someone endlessly; to be unreasonable and cause trouble; to harass or annoy someone persistently without justification
- 胡志强 húzhìqiáng Jason HuJason Hu (1948-), Taiwanese politician who served as the foreign minister and the mayor of Taichung.
- 胡豆 húdòu broad beanbroad bean or fava bean; also known as [[蚕豆|蠶豆|can2 dou4]]
- 胡塞尔 húsài'ěr Edmund HusserlEdmund Husserl (1859-1938), a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology
- 胡乐 húyuè Hu musicmusic of non-Han peoples from northern and western regions of ancient China, specifically Central Asia
- 胡克 húkè HookeRobert Hooke (1635-1703), the English experimental scientist and inventor; also used as a phonetic transcription for the name Hook
- 胡琴 húqín huqina family of traditional Chinese two-stringed bowed instruments, such as the [[二胡|二胡|er4 hu2]] or [[京胡|京胡|jing1 hu2]], featuring a wooden soundbox and a bamboo bow; originally referred to various stringed instruments introduced from the northern and western regions of China
- 花里胡哨 huālihúshào gaudygaudy and flashy in color; garish; overly colorful in a way that is distracting or tacky
- 胡涂 hútu confusedmuddled; bewildered; foolish; not clear about things
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH