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虚 (Trad.: 虛)
Pinyin: xū
English Definition: emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
Chinese Definition:
①空：虚无。虚实。虚度。虚名。虚左(尊敬地空出左边的座位，古代以左为尊)。空虚。乘虚而入。
②不真实的：虚伪。虚假。虚妄。虚惊。虚夸。虚构。虚传。虚张声势。
③内心怯懦：做贼心虚。
④不自满：虚心。谦虚。虚怀若谷(喻对人十分谦虚)。
⑤抽象的：虚词。
⑥衰弱：虚弱。虚胖。虚汗。虚脱。气虚。血虚。
⑦星名，二十八宿之一。
⑧古同“墟”，大丘。
⑨古同“圩”，集市。
Antonyms: 实
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 虍
Ideographic: A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 业
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 虍 [ hū ] tiger
    • 业 [ yè ] business, profession; to study, to work
Similar Characters: 虎 虑 虔 虛
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Example Words
虚假 xū jiǎ false; phony; pretense
虚拟 xū nǐ to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; virtual
空虚 kōng xū hollow; emptiness; meaningless
弄虚作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
虚伪 xū wěi false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
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Example Sentences
1
bìng rén
病人
kàn qǐ lai
看起来
fēi cháng
非常
xū ruò
虚弱
。
The patient looks very weak.
2
tā
他
de
的
liǎn shàng
脸上
guà zhe
挂着
yī fù
一副
xū wěi
虚伪
de
的
miàn róng
面容
。
He wore a fake smile on his face.
3
wǒ men
我们
yīng gāi
应该
xū xīn
虚心
de
地
jiē shòu
接受
bié ren
别人
de
的
pī píng
批评
。
We should humbly accept criticism from others.
4
tā
她
zǒng shì
总是
yǐ
以
qiān xū
谦虚
de
的
tài du
态度
miàn duì
面对
zàn yáng
赞扬
。
She always receives compliments with a humble attitude.
5
tā
他
hěn
很
qiān xū
谦虚
，
bìng bù
并不
xuàn yào
炫耀
zì jǐ
自己
de
的
chéng jiù
成就
。
He is humble and does not boast about his achievements.
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