Word

虚伪 (xū wěi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

虚伪 (xū wěi) is a Chinese word: hypocritical. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 虚伪

形 xíng adjective

hypocritical

我讨厌虚伪的人。

wǒ tǎo yàn xū wěi de rén

I hate hypocritical people.

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Word breakdown

虚 xū — empty, hollow, insincere

伪 wěi — false, fake, counterfeit

Structure & writing
1 虚 xū — empty; hollow (opposite of 实)
虚 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

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2 伪 wěi — false; fake; deceitful (opposite of 真)

伪 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 为 wéi — to do; to act
Xpinyin
为 is a component in 1 characters

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