华而不实 huá ér bù shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside
  2. flashy

CHARACTERS

华 huá
HSK 5
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
实 shí
HSK 3
real, true; honest, sincere