虛 xū

false, worthless; empty, hollow

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip
乘虛 chéng xū to take advantage of weakness
乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
交換虛電路 jiāo huàn xū diàn lù Switched Virtual Circuit; SVC
以虛帶實 yǐ xū dài shí to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
共軛虛數 gòng è xū shù conjugate imaginary number (math)
務虛 wù xū to discuss guidelines; to discuss principles to be followed
名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation
向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
太虛 tài xū Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947); great emptiness; the void; heaven; the skies; universe; cosmos; original essence of the cosmos
座無虛席 zuò wú xū xí lit. a banquet with no empty seats; full house; capacity crowd; standing room only
弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
張若虛 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
形同虛設 xíng tóng xū shè to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom)
徒擁虛名 tú yōng xū míng to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)
徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience
愛慕虛榮 ài mù xū róng vain
故弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
氣虛 qì xū deficiency of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
永久虛電路 yǒng jiǔ xū diàn lù Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC
浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
深藏若虛 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
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