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

永久虚电路 yǒng jiǔ xū diàn lù Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC
浪得虚名 làng dé xū míng to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
深藏若虚 shēn cáng ruò xū to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents; to hide one's light under a bushel
玄虚 xuán xū deceitful trick; mystery; unfathomable
发虚 fā xū to feel weak; to be diffident
眼见为实，耳听为虚 yǎn jiàn wéi shí ， ěr tīng wéi xū to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.
耳听为虚，眼见为实 ěr tīng wéi xū ， yǎn jiàn wéi shí Take 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.
背景虚化 bèi jǐng xū huà background blurring (photography)
脾虚 pí xū depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)
虚不受补 xū bù shòu bǔ a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
虚位以待 xū wèi yǐ dài to reserve a seat; to leave a position vacant
虚伪类真 xū wěi lèi zhēn false but apparently real
虚客族 xū kè zú people who like to window-shop for unaffordable luxuries
虚宫格 xū gōng gé four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character
虚己以听 xū jǐ yǐ tīng to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
虚席以待 xū xí yǐ dài to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
虚度光阴 xū dù guāng yīn to waste time on worthless activities
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù ， jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)
虚心好学 xū xīn hào xué modest and studious (idiom)
虚应了事 xū yìng liǎo shì see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4]
虚应故事 xū yìng gù shì to go through the motions
虚怀若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
虚损 xū sǔn (TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang; asthenia
虚拟实境 xū nǐ shí jìng virtual reality (Tw)
虚拟专用网络 xū nǐ zhuān yòng wǎng luò virtual private network (VPN)
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