Definition
虚 (xū) can mean 'empty' (space), 'false', or 'weak in health'. For physical vacancy, use 空 (kòng); for free time, 闲 (xián). For 'false', 虚 suggests hollowness, while 假 (jiǎ) is the general word for fake. The 'weak' sense is unique to 虚.
adjective
emptyvoidunoccupiedfalsefakeunrealweakfeeble (in health)
Easily confused
- 需xūsound-aliketo need, to require
- 许xǔsound-aliketo allow, to permit
- 须xūsound-alikemust, have to (formal, literary)
- 续xùsound-aliketo continue (a contract, subscription, or membership)
- 序xùsound-alike(bound form) order; sequence
Examples
- 虚，。Tā zuìjìn shēntǐ hěn xū, xūyào duō xiūxi.He has been very weak lately and needs more rest.
- tā de huà hěn xūūjiǎHis words are very false.
- ，虚。Miàn duì dàjiā de zhìyí, tā xīnli hěn xū.Facing everyone's doubts, he felt very uneasy inside.
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