胡同

hútòng

lane; alley

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  • 胡子húzibeardB6
  • 胡乱húluàncarelessB7
  • 胡闹húnàoto act willfully and make a sceneB7
  • 胡说húshuōto talk nonsenseB7
  • 胡思乱想húsī-luànxiǎng(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancyB7

See it in sentences

这条胡同很安静。

This alley is very quiet.

他住在胡同里。

He lives in an alley.