許 [许]

Jyutping fu2
Pinyin xǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to allow
  2. to permit
  3. to promise
  4. to praise
  5. somewhat
  6. perhaps
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the sound made by a mass of people when they exert effort on something together

許 [许]

Jyutping heoi2
Pinyin xǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Xu
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. Chinese surname; 2. Approval (adverb) 1. Perhaps; 2. Maybe; 3. Very (adjective) Little
  2. to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps/to betroth/place / where /origin/a surname/to dedicate oneself/to promise to do/to aim at/to give praise/a little more than/about/appoximately/very/such/to approve/to hope/to believe/to expect/numerous
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴、書面語
    用​喺​「​十​」​、​「​百​」​等等​嘅​位​數​詞​或者​量​詞後面​，​表示​零碎​、​剩​餘​嘅​約​數
    used after a base numeral, such as 十(sap6, ten) and 百(baak3, hundred), or a classifier to express a small, remaining approximate quantity
    • 五點零
      五点零
      ng5 dim2 leng4
      五時許
    • 一百零人
      一百零人
      jat1 baak3 leng4 jan4
      一百許人
  2. 近義詞
    零
  3. 語素、書面語
    或者​；​可能
    maybe; perhaps; probably
    • 可能
      可能
      ho2 nang4
      或者
    • 或者
      或者
      waak6 ze2
      maybe; perhaps; probably
  4. 語素、書面語
    少量​而​粗略​估​計​嘅​數​量
    a little/ few approximate amount
    • 少少
      少少
      siu2 siu2
      少許
    • 啲啲
      啲啲
      dit1 dit1
      a little; a few
  5. 語素、書面語
    咁​；​噉​；​已知​嘅​某​種​情形​、​程度​或者​方式
    this (way); so
    • 好多
      好多
      hou2 do1
      許多
    • 如此
      如此
      jyu4 ci2
      如許
  6. 語素、書面語
    表示​疑問
    what
    • 邊個
      边个
      bin1 go3
      何許人
  7. 語素
    同意​；​批准
    to agree; to allow
    • 許可
      许可
      heoi2 ho2
      to approve
    • 准許
      准许
      zeon2 heoi2
      to allow
    • 允許
      允许
      wan5 heoi2
      to allow
    • 許配
      许配
      heoi2 pui3
      to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
  8. 語素
    預先​答應​；​承諾
    to promise
    • 許諾
      许诺
      heoi2 nok6
      to promise
  9. 語素
    認可​；​稱​讚
    to approve; to praise
    • 嘉許
      嘉许
      gaa1 heoi2
      to praise; to approve
    • 讚許
      赞许
      zaan3 heoi2
      to praise
  10. 語素
    期望​；​期待
    to expect
    • 期許
      期许
      kei4 heoi2
      to expect
    • 許願
      许愿
      heoi2 jyun6
      to make a wish
  11. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Hui"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to praise
    • 稱許
      称许
      chēng xǔ
      to praise
  2. character
    so; such
    • 許久
      许久
      xǔ jiǔ
      a long time
  3. character
    maybe; perhaps
  4. character
    to betroth
  5. character
    to promise
    • 許下承諾
      许下承诺
      xǔ xià chéng nuò
      to make a promise
  6. character, literary
    approximately
    • 下午三時許
      下午三时许
      xià wǔ sān shí xǔ
      about 3 pm
  7. character
    a surname
  8. character
    to allow; to permit
    • 只許看，不許吃
      只许看，不许吃
      zhǐ xǔ kàn ， bù xǔ chī
      it is only permitted to look at it but not to eat it
  9. character, literary
    place
  10. character, Gan, Min, Wu
    that
    (syn.) 艾, 里, 解, 兀, 介面, 該, 那, 恁, 乜, 改, 兀₃, 港, 古, 𠰻, 埃, 嗰, 𡃕, 忽, 遐, 彼, 嚀, 許, 顧, 葛, 奈, 界, 麼, 夫, 伊, 階, 兀₄, 威, 歸, 密, 葛 also this, 喏, 過, 哎, 其, 呶, 爾, 蓋, 介, 箇
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. allow, permit
  2. promise
  3. betroth
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YROJ
  5. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    IVOJ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4694
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #243
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #326
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    也许我会马上放弃然后去打盹。
    也許我會馬上放棄然後去打盹。
    yě xǔ wǒ huì mǎ shàng fàng qì rán hòu qù dǎ dǔn 。
    • I may give up soon and just nap instead.
    • Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.
    • I may give up soon and just take a nap.
    • I might give up soon and have a kip instead.
  2. Mandarin
    十年后，我们的城市将改变许多。
    十年後，我們的城市將改變許多。
    shí nián hòu ， wǒ men de chéng shì jiāng gǎi biàn xǔ duō 。
    • In ten years our town will change a lot.
  3. Mandarin
    他告诉了我们许多经验教训。
    他告訴了我們許多經驗教訓。
    tā gào sù le wǒ men xǔ duō jīng yàn jiào xun 。
    • He told us many lessons.
  4. Mandarin
    这音乐值得听许多次。
    這音樂值得聽許多次。
    zhè yīn yuè zhí de tīng xǔ duō cì 。
    • That music is worth listening to many times.
  5. Mandarin
    许多人在工业城市工作。
    許多人在工業城市工作。
    xǔ duō rén zài gōng yè chéng shì gōng zuò 。
    • Many people work in industrial towns.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    请允许在下向皇上奉上我哋嘅地方特产。
    請允許在下向皇上奉上我哋嘅地方特產。
    cing2 wan5 heoi2 zoi6 haa6 hoeng3 wong4 soeng6 fung6 soeng5 ngo5 dei6 ge3 dei6 fong1 dak6 caan2.
    • Please allow us to present our local food to your majesty.
  2. Cantonese
    只准州官放火，不许百姓点灯。
    只准州官放火，不許百姓點燈。
    • State officials are allowed to set fire, yet civilians are not allowed to light lamps.
  3. Cantonese
    呢套通讯系统唔容许两个人同时讲嘢。
    呢套通訊系統唔容許兩個人同時講嘢。
    ni1 tou3 tung1 seon3 hai6 tung2 m4 jung4 heoi2 loeng5 go3 jan4 tung4 si4 gong2 je5
    • This communications system does not allow two people to speak at the same time.
  4. Cantonese
    如果经济状况许可，我都想去外国读书。
    如果經濟狀況許可，我都想去外國讀書。
    jyu4 gwo2 ging1 zai3 zong6 fong3 heoi2 ho2, ngo5 dou1 soeng2 heoi3 ngoi6 gwok3 duk6 syu1.
    • If my financial circumstances were favourable, I would want to study abroad too.
  5. Cantonese
    你要得到政府嘅许可先可以用呢个场地。
    你要得到政府嘅許可先可以用呢個場地。
    nei5 jiu3 dak1 dou3 zing3 fu2 ge3 heoi2 ho2 sin1 ho2 ji5 jung6 ni1 go3 coeng4 dei6.
    • You require the government's permission in order to use this venue.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    允许
    允許
    yǔn xǔ
    • to allow
  2. Mandarin
    许可
    許可
    xǔ kě
    • to permit, to allow
  3. Mandarin
    许多严峻的挑战还摆在眼前。
    許多嚴峻的挑戰還擺在眼前。
    xǔ duō yán jùn de tiǎo zhàn hái bǎi zài yǎn qián ．
    • Many serious challenges still lie ahead.
  4. Mandarin
    许多房屋被洪水冲走了。
    許多房屋被洪水沖走了。
    xǔ duō fáng wū bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu le ．
    • A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
  5. Mandarin
    冬十有二月，会齐侯、宋公、陈侯、卫侯、郑伯、许男、滑伯、滕子同盟于幽。邾子克卒。
    冬十有二月，會齊侯、宋公、陳侯、衞侯、鄭伯、許男、滑伯、滕子同盟於幽。邾子克卒。
    dōng shí yǒu èr yuè ， huì qí hóu ， sòng gōng ， chén hóu ， wèi hóu ， zhèng bó ， xǔ nán ， huá bó ， téng zǐ tóng méng yú yōu ． zhū zǐ kè zú ．
    • Winter, 12th month: we met the Marquis of Qi, the Duke of Song, Marquis of Chen, Marquis of Wey, Count of Zheng, Baron of Xu, Count of Hua, Viscount of Teng; we swore an alliance-covenant at You. Viscount Ke of Zhu died.