Word: 厚 (hòu)

三伏天的辣椒,嘴尖皮厚

sānfútiān de làjiāo,zuǐjiān pí hòu

a chili in the hottest dog days: pointed tip, thick skin

三斧头劈不开的脸,好厚

sān fǔtóu pī bù kāi de liǎn,hǎo hòu

a face that three axe blows can't split: so thick

今天早上下厚霜了。

Jīntiān zǎoshang xià hòu shuāng le.

We had a heavy frost this morning.

信号穿过厚墙以后会衰减很多。

Xìnhào chuānguò hòu qiáng yǐhòu huì shuāijiǎn hěn duō.

The signal attenuates a lot after passing through a thick wall.

冬天出门要穿厚一点，注意保暖。

Dōngtiān chūmén yào chuān hòu yìdiǎn, zhùyì bǎonuǎn.

When you go out in winter, wear something thicker and keep warm.

冬天要穿厚衣服抵御寒冷。

Dōngtiān yào chuān hòu yīfu dǐyù hánlěng.

In winter you need to wear thick clothes to withstand the cold.

冰厚得足以让我在上面走路。

Bīng hòu de zúyǐ ràng wǒ zài shàngmiàn zǒulù.

The ice was thick enough for me to walk on.

千层底儿做腮帮子，好厚的脸皮

qiāncéngdǐ ér zuò sāibāngzi, hǎo hòu de liǎnpí

making a cheek from a thousand-layer sole: what thick skin

南极的冰有几千米厚。

Nánjí de bīng yǒu jǐ qiānmǐ hòu.

The ice at the South Pole is several thousand meters thick.

厚纸糊窗户，密不透风

hòu zhǐ hú chuānghu, mìbútòufēng

pasting a window with thick paper: airtight, no wind gets through

地幔比地壳厚得多。

Dìmàn bǐ dìqiào hòu de duō.

The mantle is much thicker than the crust.

她穿着一件厚外套以防止冷。

Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn hòu wàitào yǐ fángzhǐ lěng.

She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.

工程师正在测量零件有几纳米厚。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài cèliáng língjiàn yǒu jǐ nàmǐ hòu.

The engineer is measuring how many nanometres thick the part is.

手套太厚，我拿笔很笨拙。

Shǒutào tài hòu, wǒ ná bǐ hěn bènzhuō.

The gloves are so thick that I'm clumsy holding a pen.

河口的沉积越来越厚了。

Hékǒu de chénjī yuèláiyuè hòule.

The deposit at the river mouth is getting thicker and thicker.

茶越泡越浓，人情越交越厚

chá yuè pào yuè nóng, rénqíng yuè jiāo yuè hòu

tea grows stronger the longer it steeps; friendship grows deeper the more people mix

这层涂料只有一百纳米厚吗？

Zhè céng túliào zhǐyǒu yìbǎi nàmǐ hòu ma?

Is this layer of coating really only a hundred nanometres thick?

这本书好厚。

Zhè běn shū hǎo hòu.

This book is too thick.

这本书虽然很厚，但是不贵。

Zhè běn shū suīrán hěn hòu, dànshì bú guì.

That book is thick, but it's not very expensive.

这本书非常厚。

Zhè běn shū fēicháng hòu.

This book is very thick.

雪山上风很大，要穿厚衣服。

Xuěshān shàngfēng hěn dà, yào chuān hòu yīfu.

It's very windy on the snow mountain, so wear thick clothes.

龟的壳又硬又厚。

Guī de ké yòu yìng yòu hòu.

A tortoise's shell is hard and thick.