xū​cí

function word, cenematic word, form word

虚词 虛詞 xū​cí
function word, cenematic word, form word
A word with little or no substance of its own that mainly performs a grammatical task, such as a preposition, conjunction, or particle; also called an empty word
empty talk
Exaggerated or hollow words; meaningless pleasantries or insincere speech.

Frequency

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0.409 per million

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Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)