虚伪
xū wěi
Pinyin

Definition

虚伪
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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
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
谦虚
qiān xū
  1. 1 modest
  2. 2 self-effacing
  3. 3 to make modest remarks
伪劣
wěi liè
  1. 1 inferior
  2. 2 false
伪君子
wěi jūn zǐ
  1. 1 hypocrite
伪善
wěi shàn
  1. 1 hypocritical
伪造
wěi zào
  1. 1 to forge
  2. 2 to fake
  3. 3 to counterfeit
心虚
xīn xū
  1. 1 lacking in confidence
  2. 2 diffident
  3. 3 to have a guilty conscience
真伪
zhēn wěi
  1. 1 true or bogus
  2. 2 authenticity
虚名
xū míng
  1. 1 false reputation
虚妄
xū wàng
  1. 1 fabricated
虚实
xū shí
  1. 1 what is true and what is false
  2. 2 (to get to know) the real situation
虚度
xū dù
  1. 1 to fritter away (one's time)

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
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
  1. 1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
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
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
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
  1. 1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
  2. 2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
  1. 1 Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
虚己以听
xū jǐ yǐ tīng
  1. 1 to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
虚席以待
xū xí yǐ dài
  1. 1 to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
虚心好学
xū xīn hào xué
  1. 1 modest and studious (idiom)
虚怀若谷
xū huái ruò gǔ
  1. 1 receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
虚有其表
xū yǒu qí biǎo
  1. 1 looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 not as good as it looks
  3. 3 a reputation with no substance

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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