薄雾

薄霧
bówù
noun #34,224

Meanings

  1. 1 mist
  2. 2 haze
  3. 3 light fog

Examples

HSK 4
Bówù sàn qù hòu tàiyáng chūlái le.
After the haze lifted, the sun came out.
HSK 7-9
Qīngchén shānjiān lǒngzhào zhe bówù.
A light mist shrouded the mountains in the early morning.

Tips

usage
here reads bó (not báo) - the literary/compound reading meaning 'thin / slight'. 薄雾 = 'thin mist', lighter than (fog) and 浓雾 (thick fog). Common in scenic descriptions and poetry.
mistakes
Don't pronounce as báo-wù. has three readings: bó (literary, in 薄雾, 薄弱), báo (colloquial, 'this book is thin'), and bò (in 薄荷 'mint'). In 薄雾 it's bó.

Stroke Order

báo