# 胡须 (húxū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胡须 (húxū) means “beard”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: beard
- Pinyin: húxū (hu2 xu1)
- Traditional: 鬍鬚
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 根、绺

## Examples

- 他把浓密的胡须刮干净了。
  Tā bǎ nóngmì de húxū guā gānjìng le.
  He shaved off his thick beard cleanly.

## Characters

- 胡 (hú): non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless
- [须](https://hanziro.com/word/xu-must/) (xū): must; beard

https://hanziro.com/word/hu-xu-beard/

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