false; empty or unoccupied; (of health) weak

HSK 5 #1071

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1071st character
Radical ⾌ (141.5)
Strokes 11
Index # 2253
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

虚 xū
  1. 1. false
  2. 2. empty or unoccupied
  3. 3. (of health) weak
  4. 4. virtual
  5. 5. humble or modest
  6. 6. in vain
  7. 7. emptiness
  8. 8. void
  9. 9. abstract theory or guiding principles
  10. 10. diffident or timid

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Words containing 虚

Word Meaning
modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
humble; open-minded
hypocritical; false; sham
emptiness; hollow; meaningless
false; phony; pretense
vanity
to make up; fabrication; fictional
weak; in poor health
virtual; fictitious; hypothetical
to bluff; (false) bravado
illusory; imaginary
nothingness
to fritter away (one's time)
to have a guilty conscience; lacking in confidence
vanity
false alarm; panic rumor
hypocritical show of affection; false friendship
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
exploit weakness; attack when defenses are weak
false reputation
the trip has not been made in vain
full house; capacity crowd; standing room only
to misreport; fraudulent report
nihilism
to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood)
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