虚词
xū cí
Pinyin

Definition

虚词
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xū cí
  1. (linguistics) function word

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

单词
dān cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
歌词
gē cí
  1. 1 song lyric
  2. 2 lyrics
空虚
kōng xū
  1. 1 hollow
  2. 2 emptiness
  3. 3 meaningless
台词
tái cí
  1. 1 an actor's lines
  2. 2 dialogue
  3. 3 Taiwanese word
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
虚伪
xū wěi
  1. 1 false
  2. 2 hypocritical
  3. 3 artificial
  4. 4 sham
虚幻
xū huàn
  1. 1 imaginary
  2. 2 illusory
虚拟
xū nǐ
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to make up
  3. 3 fictitious
  4. 4 theoretical
  5. 5 hypothetical
  6. 6 (computing) to emulate
  7. 7 virtual
虚荣
xū róng
  1. 1 vanity
词
cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 statement
  3. 3 speech
  4. 4 lyrics
  5. 5 CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个[gè]
  6. 6 a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Sòng cháo]
  7. 7 CL:首[shǒu]
词汇
cí huì
  1. 1 variant of 詞彙|词汇[cí huì]
词汇
cí huì
  1. 1 vocabulary
  2. 2 list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
  3. 3 word
谦虚
qiān xū
  1. 1 modest
  2. 2 self-effacing
  3. 3 to make modest remarks
关键词
guān jiàn cí
  1. 1 keyword
代名词
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
供词
gòng cí
  1. 1 confession
  2. 2 statement
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gōng cí]
动词
dòng cí
  1. 1 verb
反义词
fǎn yì cí
  1. 1 antonym
名词
míng cí
  1. 1 noun

Idioms (20)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
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
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
  1. 1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
各执一词
gè zhí yī cí
  1. 1 each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
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
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
  1. 1 to equivocate
  2. 2 to talk evasively (idiom)
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
  1. 1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
徒拥虚名
tú yōng xū míng
  1. 1 to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)
徒有虚名
tú yǒu xū míng
  1. 1 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
  2. 2 nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
  1. 1 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
  1. 1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
  1. 1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
  2. 2 evasive
浪得虚名
làng dé xū míng
  1. 1 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
深藏若虚
shēn cáng ruò xū
  1. 1 to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel

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