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| Pronunciation |
: |
xū |
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| Meaning |
: |
- emptiness; void. (n)
- empty or unoccupied. (adj)
- diffident or timid. (adj)
- false; hypocritical; artificial. (adj)
- humble or modest. (adj)
- (of health) weak. (adj)
- in vain. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
虍 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
虛 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
9.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
weak; in poor health |
| 2. |
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: |
false; hypocritical; artificial |
| 3. |
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: |
false; phony; pretense |
| 5. |
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: |
modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks |
| 6. |
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: |
lacking in confidence; diffident |
Sentences:
| 1. Modesty helps one advance, whereas conceit makes one fall behind. |
| qiān |
xū |
shǐ |
rén |
jìn |
bù |
， |
jiāo |
ào |
shǐ |
rén |
tuì |
bù |
。 |
| 谦 |
虚 |
使 |
人 |
进 |
步 |
， |
骄 |
傲 |
使 |
人 |
退 |
步 |
。 |
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| 谦虚 |
: |
modesty |
| 使 |
: |
to make; to cause; to enable |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 进步 |
: |
advance |
| 骄傲 |
: |
pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth |
| 退步 |
: |
fall behind |
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| 2. Her body looked sapless. |
| tā |
de |
shēn |
tǐ |
kàn |
qǐ |
lái |
hěn |
xū |
ruò |
。 |
| 她 |
的 |
身 |
体 |
看 |
起 |
来 |
很 |
虚 |
弱 |
。 |
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| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 身体 |
: |
body |
| 看起来 |
: |
seemingly; apparently; looks as if |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 虚弱 |
: |
weak |
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| 3. We need to learn from others in an open-minded way. |
| wǒ |
men |
yào |
xū |
xīn |
xiàng |
tā |
rén |
xué |
xí |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
要 |
虚 |
心 |
向 |
他 |
人 |
学 |
习 |
。 |
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 要 |
: |
need to |
| 虚心 |
: |
open-minded; modest |
| 向 |
: |
toward |
| 他人 |
: |
other people |
| 学习 |
: |
to learn; to study |
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| 4. I feel spiritually empty. |
| wǒ |
gǎn |
dào |
jīng |
shén |
kōng |
xū |
。 |
| 我 |
感 |
到 |
精 |
神 |
空 |
虚 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 感到 |
: |
feel |
| 精神 |
: |
spirit |
| 空虚 |
: |
empty |
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