虚 (xū) means Empty (false - superficial - weak). Below are 19 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
虚 心的人进步更快。
Xūxīn de rén jìnbù gèng kuài.
Modest people improve faster.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 虚心
他讨厌 虚 伪的客套。
Tā tǎoyàn xūwěi de kètào.
He detests hypocritical politeness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚伪
他很谦 虚 ，从不炫耀。
Tā hěn qiānxū, cóng bù xuànyào.
He is modest and never shows off.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 谦虚
网上有很多 虚 假信息。
Wǎng shang yǒu hěn duō xūjiǎ xìnxī.
There is a great deal of false information online.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚假
不要为了 虚 荣而超支。
Bú yào wèile xūróng ér chāozhī.
Do not overspend out of vanity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚荣
这种笑容显得很 虚 伪。
Zhè zhǒng xiàoróng xiǎnde hěn xūwěi.
That kind of smile looks quite false.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚伪
他很 虚 心地接受了意见。
Tā hěn xūxīn de jiēshòu le yìjiàn.
He accepted the criticism with an open mind.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 虚心
他唾弃一切 虚 伪的东西。
Tā tuòqì yíqiè xūwěi de dōngxi.
He casts aside everything hypocritical.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 唾弃
虚 假的宣传会失去顾客。
Xūjiǎ de xuānchuán huì shīqù gùkè.
False advertising loses customers.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚假
他厌恶一切 虚 假的东西。
Tā yànwù yíqiè xūjiǎ de dōngxi.
He loathes everything false.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 厌恶
网上的 虚 假信息泛滥成灾。
Wǎng shang de xūjiǎ xìnxī fànlàn chéng zāi.
False information online has flooded out of control.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 泛滥
忙完之后他反而觉得空 虚 。
Máng wán zhīhòu tā fǎn'ér juéde kōngxū.
Once the rush was over he actually felt empty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 空虚
我们要学会识别 虚 假信息。
Wǒmen yào xuéhuì shíbié xūjiǎ xìnxī.
We must learn to identify false information.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 识别
他脸色苍白，看上去很 虚 弱。
Tā liǎnsè cāngbái, kàn shàngqù hěn xūruò.
His face was pale and he looked very weak.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苍白
他有点 虚 荣，喜欢别人夸他。
Tā yǒudiǎn xūróng, xǐhuan biéren kuā tā.
He is somewhat vain and likes being praised.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚荣
他以谦 虚 的姿态接受了批评。
Tā yǐ qiānxū de zītài jiēshòu le pīpíng.
He accepted the criticism in a modest spirit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 姿态
身体 虚 弱，抵抗疾病的能力就差。
Shēntǐ xūruò, dǐkàng jíbìng de nénglì jiù chà.
A weak body has poor resistance to disease.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抵抗
物质丰富并不能填补精神的空 虚 。
Wùzhì fēngfù bìng bù néng tiánbǔ jīngshén de kōngxū.
Material abundance cannot fill a spiritual emptiness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 空虚
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Words that contain 虚
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Questions about 虚
How is 虚 used in a sentence?
This page shows 19 sentences using 虚 (xū, "Empty (false - superficial - weak)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 虚 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 虚 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 虚?
The dictionary page for 虚 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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