虚假 (xūjiǎ) · false

虚假 (xūjiǎ) means “false; fake; sham”. It is written with 2 characters: 虚 (false) + 假 (fake). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 虚假 is built

The characters

虚 xū · false

What 虚 is made of

虍hū — tiger
- 七qī — seven
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke
业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke

假 jiǎ · fake

What 假 is made of

亻rén — person
叚jiǎ — false
- 又yòu — and

Origin hint: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这个广告内容虚假。Zhège guǎnggào nèiróng xūjiǎ.This advert is misleading.

网上有很多虚假信息。Wǎngshàng yǒu hěnduō xūjiǎ xìnxī.There's a lot of false information online.

Questions about 虚假

What does 虚假 mean?

虚假 (xūjiǎ) means “false; fake; sham”.

How do you pronounce 虚假?

虚假 is pronounced xūjiǎ.

Which HSK level is 虚假?

虚假 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 虚假 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 205: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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