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无可厚非

wúkěhòufēi

not blameworthy; understandable

A mother smiles understandingly at a boy beside an empty cookie jar
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Characters in this word

无 wú

Strokes
4
Radical
无 — no, not
Made of
一 one 尢 weak, lame

可 kě

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
丁 nail 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

厚 hòu

Strokes
9
Radical
厂 — cliff
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

非 fēi

Strokes
8
Radical
非 — not, negative, non-
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 非

Example phrases

  • 年轻人追求稳定收入本身无可厚非。 Niánqīngrén zhuīqiú wěndìng shōurù běnshēn wúkěhòufēi. There is nothing blameworthy about young people pursuing a stable income.
  • 他为了照顾生病的母亲辞职回家,无可厚非。 Tā wèile zhàogù shēngbìng de mǔqīn cízhí huíjiā, wúkěhòufēi. He quit his job to care for his sick mother — that is perfectly understandable.
  • 每个人都想多赚一点钱,这种想法无可厚非。 Měi gè rén dōu xiǎng duō zhuàn yīdiǎn qián, zhè zhǒng xiǎngfǎ wúkěhòufēi. Everyone wants to earn a bit more; there is nothing wrong with that way of thinking.

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