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
虚弱
xūruò
weak; feeble
Characters in this word
弱 ruò
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 手术后他身体虚弱，连短距离行走都需要护士搀扶。 Shǒushù hòu tā shēntǐ xūruò, lián duǎn jùlí xíngzǒu dōu xūyào hùshi chānfú. After the operation, he was physically weak and even needed a nurse's support to walk a short distance.
- 病人身体还很虚弱，需要好好休息。 Bìngrén shēntǐ hái hěn xūruò, xūyào hǎohǎo xiūxi. The patient is still very weak and needs good rest.
- 他大病初愈，四肢虚弱，走几步就出汗。 Tā dàbìng chūyù, sìzhī xūruò, zǒu jǐ bù jiù chū hàn. He has just recovered from a serious illness; his limbs are weak and he sweats after a few steps.
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
- 虚荣 xūróng vanity; vain
- 虚伪 xūwěi hypocritical; false
- 弱 ruò weak