许

xǔ

praise, promise, allow; permit, maybe; perhaps, indicating a rough estimate

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allow; perhaps; praise; promise

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allow; perhaps; praise; promise

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xǔ

adv. perhaps, maybe

xǔ

v. allow, permit, promise, praise

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1)

Xu3

surname Xu

2)

xu3

to allow, to permit, to promise, to praise, somewhat, perhaps

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许

xǔ

动

（称赞; 承认优点） praise:

推许 esteem and commend;

赞许 praise; commend

（答应） promise:

他许过我1张票。 He promised me a ticket.

他许下要给大报酬的诺言。 He made promises of a large reward.

（允许;许可） allow; permit:

此处不许吸烟。 Smoking is not permitted here.

每人只许携带50公斤行李。 Only fifty kilos are allowed for personal luggage.

只许前进， 不许后退。 No retreat is allowed, only advance.

（许配） betroth a girl; engage to; affianced to sb.

副

（也许; 或许） maybe; possibly; perhaps:

他今天没来，许是生病了。 He didn't come today; perhaps he's ill.

他许不来了。 Perhaps he isn't coming.

天这么黑，许是要下雨吧。 It's so dark. Perhaps it's going to rain.

（表示程度或大约的数目） about; approximately:

年许40 about forty years old;

少许 somewhat; a little

名

(书)（处; 地方） place:

何许人? Where does the person come from?

（周朝国名） Xu, a state in the Zhou Dynasty

（姓氏） a surname:

许慎 Xu Shen

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Ⅰ. 許|许 [Xǔ] ► surname Xu

Ⅱ. 許|许 [xǔ] ► to allow ► to permit ► to promise ► to praise ► somewhat ► perhaps