虚伪 (虛偽)
xū wěi
Pinyin

Definition

虚伪 (虛偽)
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xū wěi
  1. false
  2. hypocritical
  3. artificial
  4. sham

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伪
wěi
  1. 1 false
  2. 2 fake
  3. 3 forged
  4. 4 bogus
  5. 5 (prefix) pseudo-
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [wèi]
伪装
wěi zhuāng
  1. 1 to pretend to be (asleep etc)
  2. 2 to disguise oneself as
  3. 3 pretense
  4. 4 disguise
  5. 5 (military) to camouflage
  6. 6 camouflage
空虚
kōng xū
  1. 1 hollow
  2. 2 emptiness
  3. 3 meaningless
虚
xū
  1. 1 emptiness
  2. 2 void
  3. 3 abstract theory or guiding principles
  4. 4 empty or unoccupied
  5. 5 diffident or timid
  6. 6 false
  7. 7 humble or modest
  8. 8 (of health) weak
  9. 9 virtual
  10. 10 in vain
虚假
xū jiǎ
  1. 1 false
  2. 2 phony
  3. 3 pretense

Idioms (20)

乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
以虚带实
yǐ xū dài shí
  1. 1 to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

Sample Sentences

你刚没听见吗？居然说我大姨妈来，她什么意思！她一定知道我在生气什么，虚伪！变态！神经病！
nǐ gāng méi tīngjiàn ma ？jūrán shuō wǒ dàyímā lái ，tā shénme yìsi ！tā yídìng zhīdào wǒ zài shēngqì shénme ，xūwěi ！biàntài ！shénjīngbìng ！
Didn't you just hear her? How could she ask if my Aunt Flo is in town, what did she mean by that! She must know I'm angry at her, what a phony! Pervert! Mental case!
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我举双手双脚支持你保护动物的观点！但是你不觉得自己一边说要保护动物，一边吃大鱼大肉有点儿虚伪？
wǒ jǔ shuāngshǒu shuāngjiǎo zhīchí nǐ bǎohù dòngwù de guāndiǎn ！dànshì nǐ bù juéde zìjǐ yībiān shuō yào bǎohù dòngwù ，yībiān chī dàyúdàròu yǒudiǎnr xūwěi ？
I whole-heartedly support your principle of protecting animals. But don't you think it's a little phony of you to say on the one hand that we should protect animals, and on the other hand to feast on fish and meat?
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