虚张声势
xū zhāng shēng shì
Pinyin

Definition

虚张声势
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xū zhāng shēng shì
  1. (false) bravado
  2. to bluff

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

张
Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
歌声
gē shēng
  1. 1 singing voice
  2. 2 fig. original voice of a poet
紧张
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
声
shēng
  1. 1 sound
  2. 2 voice
  3. 3 tone
  4. 4 noise
  5. 5 reputation
  6. 6 classifier for sounds
声音
shēng yīn
  1. 1 voice
  2. 2 sound
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一声不吭
yī shēng bù kēng
  1. 1 to not say a word
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
低声
dī shēng
  1. 1 in a low voice
  2. 2 softly
传声筒
chuán shēng tǒng
  1. 1 loudhailer
  2. 2 megaphone
  3. 3 one who parrots sb
  4. 4 mouthpiece
优势
yōu shì
  1. 1 superiority
  2. 2 dominance
  3. 3 advantage
出声
chū shēng
  1. 1 to utter
  2. 2 to give voice
势
shì
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 influence
  3. 3 potential
  4. 4 momentum
  5. 5 tendency
  6. 6 trend
  7. 7 situation
  8. 8 conditions
  9. 9 outward appearance
  10. 10 sign
  11. 11 gesture
  12. 12 male genitals
势不可挡
shì bù kě dǎng
  1. 1 see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
势利
shì lì
  1. 1 snobbish
势力
shì li
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 (ability to) influence
势必
shì bì
  1. 1 to be bound to
  2. 2 undoubtedly will
势头
shì tóu
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 momentum
  3. 3 tendency
  4. 4 impetus
  5. 5 situation
  6. 6 the look of things
原声
yuán shēng
  1. 1 acoustic (musical instrument)
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
叫声
jiào shēng
  1. 1 yelling (sound made by person)
  2. 2 barking
  3. 3 braying
  4. 4 roaring (sound made by animals)

Idioms (20)

不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
  1. 1 wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
  1. 1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 brouhaha
仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén
  1. 1 to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
  2. 2 to kick people around
以虚带实
yǐ xū dài shí
  1. 1 to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
  1. 1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again

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