# 胡子 (húzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胡子 (húzi) means “beard; mustache; facial hair”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: beard; mustache; facial hair
- Pinyin: húzi (hu2 zi5)
- Traditional: 鬍子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 撮、根

## Examples

- 我爸爸每天都刮胡子。
  Wǒ bàba měitiān dōu guā húzi.
  My dad shaves his beard every day.

## Characters

- 胡 (hú): non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

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

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