忽

hū

adverb #15,217

Meanings

1 suddenly; unexpectedly
2 to neglect; to overlook

Examples

忽然下雨了。

Hūrán xià yǔ le.

It suddenly started raining.

不要忽视这个问题。

Bùyào hūshì zhège wèntí.

Don't overlook this problem.

别忽略了细节。

Bié hūlüè le xìjié.

Don't neglect the details.

Tips

usage

忽 has two uses: 'suddenly' (忽然 suddenly, 忽而...忽而... now...now...) and 'to neglect' (忽视 to ignore, 忽略 to overlook, 疏忽 careless).

Stroke Order

忽 hū