xū​zì

function word, particle

虚字 虛字 xū​zì
function word, particle
In grammar, a word that does not have a concrete meaning but expresses grammatical relationships, such as prepositions, conjunctions, and particles
superfluous words
Redundant or unnecessary words in a text; filler words that do not add substantive meaning

Frequency

Written text
0.078 per million

Cross-References

Antonym

Same as

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)