许 (xǔ) means Praise (allow - permit - promise - maybe). Below are 24 of the 26 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他获得了施工 许 可。
Tā huòdé le shīgōng xǔkě.
He obtained a construction permit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 许可
图书馆里有 许 多新书。
Túshūguǎn lǐ yǒu xǔduō xīn shū.
There are many new books in the library.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 许多
老师允 许 我们提前走。
Lǎoshī yǔnxǔ wǒmen tíqián zǒu.
The teacher let us leave early.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 允许
生日时可以 许 个愿望。
Shēngrì shí kěyǐ xǔ ge yuànwàng.
You can make a wish on your birthday.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 愿望
这或 许 是一个好预兆。
Zhè huòxǔ shì yí ge hǎo yùzhào.
This may be a good omen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预兆
许 多人为此付出了牺牲。
Xǔduō rén wèi cǐ fùchū le xīshēng.
Many people made sacrifices for this.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牺牲
这位将军指挥过 许 多战役。
Zhè wèi jiāngjūn zhǐhuī guo xǔduō zhànyì.
This general commanded many campaigns.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 将军
这条老街如今冷落了 许 多。
Zhè tiáo lǎo jiē rújīn lěngluò le xǔduō.
This old street is much more deserted now.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 冷落
中国历史上出现过 许 多朝代。
Zhōngguó lìshǐ shang chūxiàn guo xǔduō cháodài.
Many dynasties have appeared in Chinese history.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 朝代
贫困是 许 多社会问题的根源。
Pínkùn shì xǔduō shèhuì wèntí de gēnyuán.
Poverty is the root of many social problems.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根源
这条道路只允 许 机动车通行。
Zhè tiáo dàolù zhǐ yǔnxǔ jīdòng chē tōngxíng.
Only motor vehicles are allowed on this road.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 机动
任何形式的骚扰都不被允 许 。
Rènhé xíngshì de sāorǎo dōu bú bèi yǔnxǔ.
Harassment of any kind is not permitted.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 骚扰
博物馆里陈列着 许 多古代兵器。
Bówùguǎn lǐ chénlièzhe xǔduō gǔdài bīngqì.
Many ancient weapons are displayed in the museum.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陈列
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From the graded readers
也 许 是因为，我们都不觉得这是最后一次见面。
yěxǔ shì yīnwèi, wǒmen dōu bù juéde zhè / zhèi shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn.
Perhaps because neither of us thought it was the last time we'd meet.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
如果我现在开始，五年以后我三十五岁，也 许 能画得不错。
rúguǒ wǒ xiànzài kāishǐ, wǔ nián yǐhòu wǒ sānshí wǔ suì, yěxǔ néng huà dé / děi / de búcuò.
If I started now, in five years I'd be thirty-five and could probably paint quite well.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
也 许 他是对的。可是有些东西被扔掉以后，就再也找不回来了。
yěxǔ tā shì duì de / dì. kěshì yǒuxiē dōngxī bèi rēngdiào yǐhòu, jiù zài yě zhǎo bù huílai.
Maybe he's right. But some things, once thrown away, can never be got back.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
许 appears in 26 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 许
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Questions about 许
How is 许 used in a sentence?
This page shows 26 sentences using 许 (xǔ, "Praise (allow - permit - promise - maybe)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 许 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 许 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 许?
The dictionary page for 许 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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