虚荣
xūróng
vanity
Part of speech · noun / adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 她爱慕虚荣,总爱炫耀。She is vain and always loves to show off.
- 买名牌只是为了满足虚荣心。Buying brand names just satisfies vanity.
Collocations
虚荣心爱慕虚荣满足虚荣虚荣心强
Mnemonic
虚 xū "empty" + 荣 róng "glory": hollow, empty glory, i.e. vanity. Same as the Korean word heo-yeong (虛榮). The mind that chases only outward honor without substance (虚荣心 vanity). The same "empty" 虚 as in 虚拟 and 虚伪; the 荣 of 光荣 and 荣幸.
Related
虚伪炫耀面子荣誉
Quick check
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