虚
xū HSK5

void, false

虚 (虛) xū
false verb
false, virtual, or in vain

他因为虚报年龄而被取消了比赛资格。

tā yīn​wèi xū​bào nián​líng ér bèi qǔ​xiāo le bǐ​sài zī​gé.

He was disqualified from the competition for misreporting his age.

abstract verb
abstract theory or guiding principles

这场务虚会主要讨论公司未来的发展大纲。

zhè cháng wù xū huì zhǔ​yào tǎo​lùn gōng​sī wèi​lái de fā​zhǎn dà​gāng.

This strategic planning meeting mainly focuses on the company's future development outline.

empty noun
empty, unoccupied, or void

这个职位一直虚位以待，还没找到合适的人选。

zhè​gè zhí​wèi yī​zhí xū wèi yǐ dài, hái méi zhǎo​dào hé​shì de rén​xuǎn.

This position has remained vacant, as a suitable candidate has yet to be found.

timid adjective
diffident, timid, or lacking in confidence

由于没做好准备，他在台上演讲时心里很虚。

yóu​yú méi zuò hǎo zhǔn​bèi, tā zài tái shàng yǎn​jiǎng shí xīn​li hěn xū.

Because he wasn't well-prepared, he felt very insecure while giving his speech on stage.

weak adjective
physically weak or deficient in health

大病之后他的身体很虚，需要好好调理。

dà bìng zhī​hòu tā de shēn​tǐ hěn xū, xū​yào hǎo​hǎo tiáo​lǐ.

After his serious illness, his body is very weak and needs proper recuperation.

humble idiom
humble or modest

这名学者一向虚怀若谷，深受学生们的尊敬。

zhè míng xué​zhě yī​xiàng xū​huái​ruò​gǔ, shēn shòu xué​sheng men de zūn​jìng.

This scholar has always been extremely humble and open-minded, earning him great respect from his students.

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
1,071st most common 139.9 per million
Movie subtitles
1,401st most common 50.6 per million appears in 26% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.57 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
29.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Traditional
虛
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+865A

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)