| 虛 | 323A40 21A.30 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄒㄩ [xU1] | ||
| N. | (1) The sky, the empyrean: 太虛 the great void, outer space; 凌虛 soar to the skies. (2) A vulnerable, not defended, point: 乘虛而入 (the enemy) enter, taking advantage of the unpreparedness. | |||||
| V.t. | To reserve space: 虛左（虛位）以待 reserve the honored post for s.o. competent. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Empty, unoccupied, void: 空虛 empty; 虛空 [xU1kong1]↓; 虛無縹渺 (talk which is) abstruse, vague, insubstantial; 膝下猶虛 (of married couple) still childless. (2) Vain, nominal: 虛名虛利 reputation and material wealth, regarded as vain; 虛文 [xU1wen2]↓; 虛銜，虛號 nominal title; 虛言，虛辭 vain words, promises; 虛談 twaddle, “gas.” (3) Humble, open-minded: 謙虛 modest; 虛心，虛懷，虛沖 [xU1xin1], [xU1huai2], [xU1chong1]↓. (4) Timid: 膽虛 timid, frightened; 心虛 (contrast 虛心 above) have a guilty conscience. (5) Weak: 虛弱 [xU1ruo4]↓; 體虛 body is weakened. (6) False, insubstantial, worthless: 虛偽 [xU1wei4]↓; 不知虛實 do not know whether it is true or false; 虛情假意 hypocritical show of cordiality; 虛與委蛇 pretend to have interest and sympathy; 虛報 make a false report (of funds); 虛謗 malign gossip; 虛詐 [xU1zha4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Vainly, without truth, substance or result: 虛度光陰 waste time; 彈無虛發 no shot was wasted; 虛有其表 (of man) good looks without substantial ability or virility; 虛張聲勢 make pretenses (of wealth, power); 虛應故事 do s.t. for form's sake only; 這位等於虛設 the post exists nominally only; 虛耗公帑 waste public funds; 虛費 sundry, unnecessary expenses. (2) Based on imagination rather than reality: 虛設，虛想，虛構，虛擬 [xU1she4], [xU1xiang3], [xU1gou4], [xU1ni3]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 虛白 [xU1bo2]1, phr., 虛室生白 (AC) light of meditation in an empty house. 2. 虛薄 [xU1bo2]2, adj., thin, insubstantial (provisions, character). 3. 虛怯 [xU1qie4], adj., timid. 4. 虛器 [xU1qi4], n., (AC) ability without power. 5. 虛沖 [xU1chong1], adj., open-minded and modest. 6. 虛誕 [xU1dan4], adj., given to exaggeration, exaggerated, fantastic. 7. 虛浮 [xU1fu2], adj., flighty, superficial (opinions). 8. 虛構 [xU1gou4], adj. & n., purely imaginative, -tion. 9. 虛恭 [xU1gong1], adj., (1) modest, retiring; (2) 出虛恭 let off gas, from 出恭 regular bowel movement. 10. 虛喝 [xU1he4], v.i., to threaten with words. 11. 虛幻 [xU1huan4], adj., vain, vainglorious; adj.,(Budd.) illusive, false (appearance of sensuous experience). 12. 虛懷 [xU1huai2], adj., modest, open-minded: 虛懷若谷 (Taoist) receptive heart “like the valley,”free from pride and prejudices. 13. 虛火 [xU1huo3], n., (1) (Chin. med.) fever or nervous heart from gen. weakness: 虛火上升 easily get excited, irascible; (2) (contempt.) (rely on) s.o. else's power or influence. 14. 虛詐 [xU1zha4], adj., deceitful, tricky. 15. 虛假 [xU1jia3], adj., deceitful, false, hypocritical, also 虛虛假假. 16. 虛竭 [xU1jie2], adj., exhausted (vitality, funds). 17. 虛靜 [xU1jing4], adj., quiet and passionless. 18. 虛己 [xU1ji3], adj., not self-opinionated, ready to listen to advice. 19. 虛驚 [xU1jing1], v.i. & n., (to experience) a false alarm: 受了虛驚 received a shock; 飽受虛驚 suffer from nervous fears. 20. 虛衷 [xU1zhong1], adj., open-minded, willing to take advice; modest. 21. 虛曠 [xU1kuang4], adj., broad and open (country). 22. 虛空 [xU1kong1], n., (1) the upper space; n., (2) (Budd.) void, emptiness of the material world, also adj., unreal, insubstantial. 23. 虛勞 [xU1lao2], n., (Chin. med.) gen. debility. 24. 虛面子 [xU1mian4zi0], n., insincere gesture of politeness, formal hospitality or friendship. 25. 虛靡 [xU1mi3], v.t., to waste (time, funds). 26. 虛名 [xU1ming2], n., (1) hollow reputation; (2) nominal office, title or rank. 27. 虛擬 [xU1ni3], v.i. & t. & n., conjecture, hypothetical supposition. 28. 虛牝 [xU1pin4], n., empty valley: 虛牝光陰 waste good time. 29. 虛弱 [xU1ruo4], adj., debilitated (health), lacking in vitality. 30. 虛榮 [xU1rong2], n., vainglory: 虛榮心 vanity, love of vainglory. 31. 虛設 [xU1she4], adj., nominal (title, position). 32. 虛聲 [xU1sheng1], (1) adj. & adv., making exaggerated reports; (2) n., false reports (of victory, etc.). 33. 虛想 [xU1xiang3], n. & v.i., imagine, -ation, a mere wish. 34. 虛線 [xU1xian4], n., dotted line. 35. 虛像 [xU1xiang4], n., (phys.) virtual image. 36. 虛邪 (1) [xU1xie2], adj., debilitated; (2) ([xU1xU2]= 虛徐) leisurely. 37. 虛心 [xU1xin1], adj., not self-opinionated, ready to take advice. 38. 虛數 [xU1shu4], n., (math.) imaginary number. 39. 虛實 [xU1shi2], n., truth or opposite of a matter: 探聽軍中虛實 spy on enemy's true conditions or plans. 40. 虛頭 [xU1tou2], n., (coll.) empty talk. 41. 虛辭 [xU1ci2], n., subterfuge, irrelevant talk. 42. 虛脫 [xU1tuo1], n. & v.i., (med.) physical collapse from gen. debility, to be in such symptom. 43. 虛足 [xU1zu2], n., (zoo.) pseudopodia. 44. 虛字 [xU1zi4], n., (Chin. gram.) functional words (conj., adv., exclamation) versus 實字 substantive words (n. & pron.). 45. 虛妄 [xU1wang4], adj., absurd, ostentatious and fake. 46. 虛偽 [xU1wei4], adj. & n., false, -ness; hypocritical, -crisy. 47. 虛文 [xU1wen2], n., routine formalities: 虛文褥節 empty forms, rituals. 48. 虛無 [xU1wu2], adj. & n., unreal, -ity; 虛無主義 nihilism. 49. 虛言 [xU1yan2], n., empty talk. 50. 虛譽 [xU1yU4], n., fame without substance. | |||||