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
虚荣
xūróng
vanity; vain
Characters in this word
荣 róng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他购买奢侈品并非出于实际需要，而是被虚荣驱使。 Tā gòumǎi shēchǐpǐn bìng fēi chū yú shíjì xūyào, ér shì bèi xūróng qūshǐ. He buys luxury goods not out of practical need, but because he is driven by vanity.
- 年轻人要脚踏实地，不要被虚荣心牵着走。 Niánqīngrén yào jiǎotàshídì, bùyào bèi xūróngxīn qiānzhe zǒu. Young people should be down-to-earth and not let vanity lead them around.
- 她为了面子买了新包，完全是虚荣在作怪。 Tā wèile miànzi mǎile xīn bāo, wánquán shì xūróng zài zuòguài. She bought a new bag to impress others; it was pure vanity at work.
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 xū empty; hollow; vague
- 虚构 xūgòu to fabricate; to fictionalise
- 虚幻 xūhuàn unreal; illusory
- 虚假 xūjiǎ false; fake
- 虚拟 xūnǐ virtual; to simulate
- 虚弱 xūruò weak; feeble
- 虚伪 xūwěi hypocritical; false
- 繁荣 fánróng prosperous; thriving