虚词 (虛詞)
xū cí
Pinyin

Definition

虚词 (虛詞)
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xū cí
  1. (linguistics) function word

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dān cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
gē cí
  1. 1 song lyric
  2. 2 lyrics
kōng xū
  1. 1 hollow
  2. 2 emptiness
  3. 3 meaningless
tái cí
  1. 1 an actor's lines
  2. 2 dialogue
  3. 3 Taiwanese word
  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

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