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虚假

xūjiǎ

false; fake

A shopper with a magnifying glass examines a counterfeit product in a box
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Characters in this word

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
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假 jià

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 叚 false
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 假

Example phrases

  • 平台若纵容虚假宣传,消费者的信任很快就会被消磨殆尽。 Píngtái ruò zòngróng xūjiǎ xuānchuán, xiāofèizhě de xìnrèn hěn kuài jiù huì bèi xiāomó dàijìn. If a platform tolerates false advertising, consumers' trust will quickly be worn away completely.
  • 这条消息看起来真实,其实是完全虚假的。 Zhè tiáo xiāoxi kàn qǐlái zhēnshí, qíshí shì wánquán xūjiǎ de. This piece of news looks real, but in fact it is completely false.
  • 网上有很多虚假信息,大家要学会辨别。 Wǎngshàng yǒu hěn duō xūjiǎ xìnxī, dàjiā yào xuéhuì biànbié. There is a lot of false information online, so everyone needs to learn how to tell it apart.

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