虚伪
xūwěi
hypocritical, false
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 他的微笑很虚伪。His smile is very fake.
- 我讨厌虚伪的人。I hate hypocritical people.
Collocations
虚伪的笑容虚伪做作虚伪的人揭穿虚伪
Mnemonic
虚 xū "empty, false" + 伪 wěi "fake, false": empty and false, i.e. hypocritical. Note that the Korean heo-wi (虛僞) is usually a noun for "falsehood" (untrue information), whereas Chinese 虚伪 mainly describes a person’s hypocritical character (an adjective): the same characters, a different use. 虚 is the 虚 of 虚拟 and 虚荣.
Related
虚荣做作假装伪装
Quick check
How does Chinese 虚伪 differ from Korean heo-wi (虛僞)?