CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

虚

虛
xūHSK 7

虚 (xū) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 6 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS6
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adjective 形

  1. Englishweak; empty; unreal

    • EX
      他的身体太虚了,走几步路就会出一身汗。

      He is physically very weak and breaks into a sweat after walking only a few steps.

    • EX
      这只是一个虚名罢了,没有实际权力。

      It is only an empty title and carries no real authority.

  2. Englishabstract

  3. Englishadv. virtually

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishin vain; falsely

    • EX
      他虚度了整整一年,既没找工作,也没准备考试。

      He wasted an entire year, neither looking for work nor preparing for exams.

    • EX
      面对客户的质疑,他虚报了一组数据,试图蒙混过关。

      Faced with questions from the client, he falsely reported a set of figures in an attempt to bluff his way through.

  2. Englishabstract

  3. Englishadv. virtually