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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 xu1emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
2空虚 空虛 kōng kong1 xu1hollow; emptiness; meaningless
3虚伪 虛偽 wěixu1 wei3false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
4虚构 虛構 gòuxu1 gou4to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
5虚假 虛假 jiǎxu1 jia3false; phony; pretense
6谦虚 謙虛 qiān qian1 xu1modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
7虚心 虛心 xīnxu1 xin1open-minded; humble
8虚实 虛實 shíxu1 shi2what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation
9虚拟 虛擬 xu1 ni3to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; virtual
10虚弱 虛弱 ruòxu1 ruo4weak; in poor health
11虚职 虛職 zhíxu1 zhi2nominal position
12羸瘦虚弱 羸瘦虛弱 léi shòu ruòlei2 shou4 xu1 ruo4weak and emaciated (idiom)
13浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng mínglang4 de2 xu1 ming2to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
14理亏心虚 理虧心虛 kuī xīn li3 kui1 xin1 xu1to be in the wrong (idiom)
15光阴虚度 光陰虛度 guāng yīn guang1 yin1 xu1 du4to loaf away one's time (idiom)
16故弄玄虚 故弄玄虛 nòng xuán gu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
17发虚 發虛 fa1 xu1to feel weak; to be diffident
18耳听为虚,眼见为实 耳聽為虛,眼見為實 ěr tīng wéi , yǎn jiàn wéi shíer3 ting1 wei2 xu1 , yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.
19等闲虚度 等閑虛度 děng xián deng3 xian2 xu1 du4to pass the days in a useless, common way (idiom)
20纯属虚构 純屬虛構 chún shǔ gòuchun2 shu3 xu1 gou4an out-and-out fabrication (idiom)
21做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
22乘虚蹈隙 乘虛蹈隙 chéng dǎo cheng2 xu1 dao3 xi4to take advantage of sb.'s undefended state to attack (idiom)
23趁虚而入 趁虛而入 chèn ér chen4 xu1 er2 ru4and seized the opportunity to enter
24不虚此行 不虛此行 xíngbu4 xu1 ci3 xing2the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip
25避实就虚 避實就虛 shí jiù bi4 shi2 jiu4 xu1(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points