虚 xū
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 虍 — tiger
- Made of
- 虍 tiger 业 business, profession
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
虚
xū
empty; hollow; vague
Character
Example phrases
- 这份规划口号响亮，措施却很虚，难以真正落地。 Zhè fèn guīhuà kǒuhào xiǎngliàng, cuòshī què hěn xū, nányǐ zhēnzhèng luòdì. This plan has ringing slogans, but its measures are vague and difficult to put into practice.
- 别听他吹得天花乱坠，他说的多半是虚的。 Bié tīng tā chuī de tiānhuāluànzhuì, tā shuō de duōbàn shì xū de. Don't be taken in by his boasting; most of what he says is empty talk.
- 他大病初愈，身体还很虚，需要好好休养。 Tā dàbìng chūyù, shēntǐ hái hěn xū, xūyào hǎohǎo xiūyǎng. He has just recovered from a serious illness; his body is still very weak and needs good rest.
Related words
- 虚心 xūxīn modest
- 谦虚 qiānxū modest; to be modest
- 空虚 kōngxū empty; hollow; void
- 弄虚作假 nòngxūzuòjiǎ to falsify; to cheat; to resort to deception
- 虚构 xūgòu to fabricate; to fictionalise
- 虚幻 xūhuàn unreal; illusory
- 虚假 xūjiǎ false; fake
- 虚拟 xūnǐ virtual; to simulate
- 虚荣 xūróng vanity; vain
- 虚弱 xūruò weak; feeble
- 虚伪 xūwěi hypocritical; false
- 相提并论 xiāngtíbìnglùn to mention in the same breath; to compare as equals