xū​zì

function word, particle

  • created reference approved 虚字/虛字 → 实字/實字 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚字 / 虛字 xū​zì

    实字 / 實字 shí​zì

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 虚字/虛字 → 虚字眼儿/虛字眼兒 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚字 / 虛字 xū​zì

    虚字眼儿 / 虛字眼兒 xū​zì​yǎn​r

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 虚字/虛字 · xū​zì · function word, particle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 虚字/虛字 · xū​zì · superfluous words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚字 / 虛字

    xū​zì

    superfluous words

    Redundant or unnecessary words in a text; filler words that do not add substantive meaning

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · in vain 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense