háo

毫米

Word · Prefix · NounTraditional毫

milli-; tiny; a bit

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

prefix

milli- (one thousandth)

technical

A prefix for metric units, denoting 0.001 of the base unit.

Yī一
háo毫
mǐ米
děng等
yú于
qiān千
fēn分
zhī之
yī一
mǐ米
 。

One millimeter equals one thousandth of a meter.

Zhè这
zhāng张
zhǐ纸
de的
hòu厚
dù度
yuē约
wéi为
00
 .
11
háo毫
mǐ米
 。

The thickness of this paper is about 0.1 millimeters.

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Háo毫
miǎo秒
shì是
shí时
jiān间
de的
jí极
duǎn短
dān单
wèi位
 。

A millisecond is an extremely short unit of time.

2.

noun

tiniest bit; the slightest amount

formal

Often used in negative or rhetorical constructions to emphasize how little or small something is.

Tā他
duì对
gōng工
zuò作
méi没
yǒu有
sī丝
háo毫
xiè懈
dài怠
 。

He shows not the slightest slack in his work.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qíng情
háo毫
wú无
yì意
yì义
 。

This matter is utterly meaningless.

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Tā他
men们
liǎng两
duì队
de的
shí实
lì力
xiāng相
chā差
háo毫
lí厘
 。

The strength of their two teams differs by the slightest margin.

3.

noun

fine brush for writing or painting

literary

Refers specifically to the soft hair tip of a traditional Chinese brush.

Huà画
jiā家
huī挥
háo毫
zuò作
huà画
 ,
yī一
qì气
hē呵
chéng成
 。

The painter wielded his brush and finished the painting in one go.

Zhè这
zhī支
yáng羊
háo毫
bǐ笔
fēi非
cháng常
róu柔
ruǎn软
 。

This goat-hair brush is very soft.