虚夸
xū kuā
Pinyin

Definition

虚夸
 - 
xū kuā
  1. to boast
  2. to brag
  3. boastful
  4. exaggerative
  5. pompous
  6. bombastic

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

浮夸
fú kuā
  1. 1 to exaggerate
  2. 2 to be boastful
  3. 3 pompous
  4. 4 grandiose
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
夸张
kuā zhāng
  1. 1 to exaggerate
  2. 2 overstated
  3. 3 exaggerated
  4. 4 hyperbole
  5. 5 (coll.) excessive
  6. 6 ridiculous
  7. 7 outrageous
谦虚
qiān xū
  1. 1 modest
  2. 2 self-effacing
  3. 3 to make modest remarks
心虚
xīn xū
  1. 1 lacking in confidence
  2. 2 diffident
  3. 3 to have a guilty conscience
自夸
zì kuā
  1. 1 to boast
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)
虚弱
xū ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 in poor health
虚心
xū xīn
  1. 1 open-minded
  2. 2 humble
虚情假意
xū qíng jiǎ yì
  1. 1 false friendship
  2. 2 hypocritical show of affection
虚怀若谷
xū huái ruò gǔ
  1. 1 receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

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
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
  1. 1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
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
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
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.
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
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)

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