虛〔虚〕 heoi¹ {xū}

(adjective) Unreal

虛〔虚〕 heoi¹ {xū}

1. emptiness
2. void
3. abstract theory or guiding principles
4. empty or unoccupied
5. diffident or timid
6. false
7. humble or modest
8. (of health) weak
9. virtual
10. in vain

虛設〔虚设〕 heoi¹ cit³ {xū shè}

Something that is nominal and exist in name only; something that is there to act as a dummy only

虛底〔虚-〕 heoi¹ dai² {xū dǐ}

fake backup; in poor health

虛浮〔虚-〕 heoi¹ fau⁴ {xū fú}

emptied; lack of sunstance

虛假〔虚-〕 heoi¹ gaa² {xū jiǎ}

fake

虛構〔虚构〕 heoi¹ kau³ {xū gòu}

to frabicate

虛報〔虚报〕 heoi¹ bou³ {xū bào}

1. to misreport
2. fraudulent report

虛詞〔虚词〕 heoi¹ ci⁴ {xū cí}

word having grammatical function but no meaning

虛度〔虚-〕 heoi¹ dou⁶ {xū dù}

to fritter away (one's time)

虛發〔虚发〕 heoi¹ faat³ {xū fā}

to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)

虛火〔虚-〕 heoi¹ fo² {xū huǒ}

1. excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM)
2. the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself

虛謊〔虚谎〕 heoi¹ fong¹ {xū huǎng}

false

虛假〔虚-〕 heoi¹ gaa² {xū jiǎ}

1. false
2. phony
3. pretense

虛驚〔虚惊〕 heoi¹ ging¹ {xū jīng}

1. false alarm
2. panic rumor
3. CL: 場

虛警〔虚-〕 heoi¹ ging² {xū jǐng}

false alert

虛空〔虚-〕 heoi¹ hung¹ {xū kōng}

1. void
2. hollow
3. empty

虛擬〔虚拟〕 heoi¹ ji⁵ {xū nǐ}

1. to imagine
2. to make up
3. fictitious
4. theoretical
5. hypothetical
6. (computing) to emulate
7. virtual

虛言〔虚-〕 heoi¹ jin⁴ {xū yán}

1. empty words
2. false words

虛弱〔虚-〕 heoi¹ joek⁶ {xū ruò}

1. weak
2. in poor health

虛譽〔虚誉〕 heoi¹ jyu⁶ {xū yù}

1. imaginary reputation
2. empty fame

虛構〔虚构〕 heoi¹ kau³ {xū gòu}

1. to make up
2. fabrication
3. fictional
4. imaginary

虛誇〔虚夸〕 heoi¹ kwaa¹ {xū kuā}

1. to boast
2. to brag
3. boastful
4. exaggerative
5. pompous
6. bombastic

虛文〔虚-〕 heoi¹ man⁴ {xū wén}

1. dead letter
2. rule no longer in force
3. empty formality

虛名〔虚-〕 heoi¹ ming⁴ {xū míng}

false reputation

虛妄〔虚-〕 heoi¹ mong⁵ {xū wàng}

fabricated

虛無〔虚无〕 heoi¹ mou⁴ {xū wú}

nothingness

虛偽〔虚伪〕 heoi¹ ngai⁶ {xū wěi}

1. false
2. hypocritical
3. artificial
4. sham

虛心〔虚-〕 heoi¹ sam¹ {xū xīn}

modest

虛實〔虚实〕 heoi¹ sat⁶ {xū shí}

1. what is true and what is false
2. (to get to know) the real situation

虛歲〔虚岁〕 heoi¹ seoi³ {xū suì}

1. one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived). In this system, a person's age is one year at birth, and increases by one year at the beginning of the first solar term 立春 each year, rather than on one's birthday.
2. as opposed to 足歲
3. see also 實歲

虛線〔虚线〕 heoi¹ sin³ {xū xiàn}

dotted line

虛星〔虚-〕 heoi¹ sing¹ {xū xīng}

imaginary star (in astrology)

虛數〔虚数〕 heoi¹ sou³ {xū shù}

imaginary number

虛損〔虚损〕 heoi¹ syun² {xū sǔn}

1. (TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang
2. asthenia

虛頭〔虚头〕 heoi¹ tau⁴ {xū tóu}

1. to play tricks
2. to deceive

虛脫〔虚脱〕 heoi¹ tyut³ {xū tuō}

1. to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood)
2. heat exhaustion

虛幻〔虚-〕 heoi¹ waan⁶ {xū huàn}

1. imaginary
2. illusory

虛榮〔虚荣〕 heoi¹ wing⁴ {xū róng}

vanity

虛腕〔虚-〕 heoi¹ wun² {xū wàn}

empty wrist (method of painting)

虛詐〔虚诈〕 heoi¹ zaa³ {xū zhà}

tricky and hypocritical

虛像〔虚-〕 heoi¹ zoeng⁶ {xū xiàng}

virtual image

虛電路〔虚电-〕 heoi¹ din⁶ lou⁶ {xū diàn lù}

1. virtual circuit
2. VC

虛宮格〔虚宫-〕 heoi¹ gung¹ gaak³ {xū gōng gé}

four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character

虛客族〔虚--〕 heoi¹ haak³ zuk⁶ {xū kè zú}

people who like to window-shop for unaffordable luxuries

虛擬機〔虚拟机〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ gei¹ {xū nǐ jī}

virtual machine

虛缺號〔虚-号〕 heoi¹ kyut³ hou⁶ {xū quē hào}

Chinese blank character □ (punct. used to represent an unreadable character)

虛粒子〔虚--〕 heoi¹ lap¹ zi² {xū lì zǐ}

virtual particle

虛飄飄〔虚飘飘〕 heoi¹ piu¹ piu¹ {xū piāo piāo}

1. light and airy
2. floating

虛榮心〔虚荣-〕 heoi¹ wing⁴ sam¹ {xū róng xīn}

vanity

虛情假意〔虚---〕 heoi¹ cing⁴ gaa³ ji³ {xū qíng jiǎ yì}

1. false friendship
2. hypocritical show of affection

虛度光陰〔虚--阴〕 heoi¹ dou⁶ gwong¹ jam¹ {xū dù guāng yīn}

to waste time on worthless activities

虛己以聽〔虚--听〕 heoi¹ gei² ji⁵ ting¹ {xū jǐ yǐ tīng}

to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)

虛虛實實〔虚虚实实〕 heoi¹ heoi¹ sat⁶ sat⁶ {xū xū shí shí}

hard to tell if it's real or sham

虛有其表〔虚---〕 heoi¹ jau⁵ kei⁴ biu² {xū yǒu qí biǎo}

1. looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
2. not as good as it looks
3. a reputation with no substance

虛擬現實〔虚拟现实〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ jin⁶ sat⁶ {xū nǐ xiàn shí}

virtual reality

虛擬連接〔虚拟连-〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ lin⁴ zip³ {xū nǐ lián jiē}

virtual connection

虛擬網絡〔虚拟网络〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ mong⁵ lok⁶ {xū nǐ wǎng luò}

virtual network

虛擬世界〔虚拟--〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ sai³ gaai³ {xū nǐ shì jiè}

1. virtual reality
2. web based fantasy world

虛擬環境〔虚拟环-〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ waan⁴ ging² {xū nǐ huán jìng}

virtual environment

虛應故事〔虚应--〕 heoi¹ jing³ gu³ si⁶ {xū yìng gù shì}

to go through the motions

虛與委蛇〔虚与--〕 heoi¹ jyu⁵ wai¹ ji⁴ {xū yǔ wēi yí}

to feign civility (idiom)

虛構小說〔虚构-说〕 heoi¹ kau³ siu² syut³ {xū gòu xiǎo shuō}

fiction

虛文浮禮〔虚--礼〕 heoi¹ man⁴ fau⁴ lai⁵ {xū wén fú lǐ}

empty formality

虛無假設〔虚无-设〕 heoi¹ mou⁴ gaa³ cit³ {xū wú jiǎ shè}

null hypothesis (statistics)

虛無縹緲〔虚无缥缈〕 heoi¹ mou⁴ piu⁵ miu⁵ {xū wú piǎo miǎo}

1. unreal
2. illusory
3. imaginary
4. vague and with nothing in it

虛無主義〔虚无-义〕 heoi¹ mou⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {xū wú zhǔ yì}

nihilism

虛偽類真〔虚伪类-〕 heoi¹ ngai⁶ leoi⁶ zan¹ {xū wěi lèi zhēn}

false but apparently real

虛心好學〔虚--学〕 heoi¹ sam¹ hou³ hok⁶ {xū xīn hào xué}

modest and studious (idiom)

虛懷若谷〔虚怀--〕 heoi¹ waai⁴ joek⁶ guk¹ {xū huái ruò gǔ}

receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

虛位以待〔虚---〕 heoi¹ wai⁶ ji⁵ doi⁶ {xū wèi yǐ dài}

1. to reserve a seat
2. to leave a position vacant

虛席以待〔虚---〕 heoi¹ zik⁶ ji⁵ doi⁶ {xū xí yǐ dài}

to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

虛張聲勢〔虚张声势〕 heoi¹ zoeng¹ sing¹ sai³ {xū zhāng shēng shì}

1. (false) bravado
2. to bluff

虛空藏菩薩〔虚---萨〕 heoi¹ hung¹ zong⁶ pou⁴ saat³ {Xū kōng zàng Pú sà}

Akasagarbha Bodhisattva

虛擬私人網絡〔虚拟--网络〕 heoi¹ ji⁵ si¹ jan⁴ mong⁵ lok³ {xū nǐ sī rén wǎng luò}

virtual private network (VPN)

虛擬專用網絡〔虚拟专-网络〕 heoi¹ ji⁵ zyun¹ jung⁶ mong⁵ lok³ {xū nǐ zhuān yòng wǎng luò}

virtual private network (VPN)

虛擬現實置標語言〔虚拟现实-标语-〕 heoi¹ ji⁴ jin⁶ sat⁶ zi³ biu¹ jyu⁵ jin⁴ {xū nǐ xiàn shí zhì biāo yǔ yán}

virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)

虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後〔虚---进--骄----后〕 heoi¹ sam¹ si² jan⁴ zeon³ bou⁶ ，giu¹ ngou⁶ si² jan⁴ lok⁶ hau⁶ {xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu}

Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)