虚 xū

false

HSK 5 #1071

DEFINITIONS

  • false
  • emptiness
  • void
  • abstract theory or guiding principles
  • empty or unoccupied
  • diffident or timid
  • false
  • humble or modest
  • (of health) weak
  • virtual
  • in vain

STROKES

WORDS

徒有虚名 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
弄虚作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
虚空 xū kōng void; hollow; empty
虚数 xū shù imaginary number
形同虚设 xíng tóng xū shè to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom)
虚线 xū xiàn dotted line; dashed line; (math.) imaginary line
虚实 xū shí what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation
虚夸 xū kuā to boast; to brag; boastful; exaggerative; pompous; bombastic
虚妄 xū wàng fabricated
虚像 xū xiàng virtual image
虚虚实实 xū xū shí shí hard to tell if it's real or sham
乘虚 chéng xū to take advantage of weakness
交换虚电路 jiāo huàn xū diàn lù Switched Virtual Circuit; SVC
以虚带实 yǐ xū dài shí to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
做贼心虚 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
共轭虚数 gòng è xū shù conjugate imaginary number (math)
务虚 wù xū to discuss guidelines; to discuss principles to be followed
向壁虚构 xiàng bì xū gòu facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造 xiàng bì xū zào facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
太虚 tài xū Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947); great emptiness; the void; heaven; the skies; universe; cosmos; original essence of the cosmos
张若虚 zhāng ruò xū Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
徒拥虚名 tú yōng xū míng to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)
爱慕虚荣 ài mù xū róng vain
气虚 qì xū deficiency of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
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