虚岁 虛歲
虚岁 虛歲 xū suì ㄒㄩ ㄙㄨㄟˋ heoi1 seoi3
- one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春 Lì chūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄣ each year, rather than on one's birthday.
- contrasted with 实岁 實歲 shí suì ㄕˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
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虚 虛
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄚˇ heoi1 gaa2 false; phony; sham
- 虚伪 虛偽 xū wěi ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˇ heoi1 ngai6 false
- 虚幻 虛幻 xū huàn ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄢˋ heoi1 waan6 imaginary
- 虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò ㄒㄩ ㄖㄨㄛˋ heoi1 joek6 weak
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- 虚心 虛心 xū xīn ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ heoi1 sam1 open-minded
- 虚拟 虛擬 xū nǐ ㄒㄩ ㄋㄧˇ heoi1 ji5 to imagine; to make up
- 虚构 虛構 xū gòu ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ heoi1 kau3 to make up
- 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ him1 heoi1 modest
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 乘虚 乘虛 chéng xū ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ sing4 heoi1 to take advantage of weakness
- 务虚 務虛 wù xū ㄨˋ ㄒㄩ mou6 heoi1 to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)
- 太虚 太虛 Tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
- 太虚 太虛 tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 great emptiness
- 心虚 心虛 xīn xū ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ sam1 heoi1 lacking in confidence
- 气虚 氣虛 qì xū ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄩ hei3 heoi1 deficiency of 气 (TCM)
- 玄虚 玄虛 xuán xū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ jyun4 heoi1 (intentionally) mysterious; arcane
- 发虚 發虛 fā xū ㄈㄚ ㄒㄩ faat3 heoi1 to feel weak
- 脾虚 脾虛 pí xū ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄩ pei4 heoi1 depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)
- 虚像 虛像 xū xiàng ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi1 zoeng6 virtual image
岁 歲
- 岁数 歲數 suì shu ㄙㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄕㄨ seoi3 sou3 age (number of years old)
- 岁月 歲月 suì yuè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ seoi3 jyut6 years
- 万岁 萬歲 wàn suì ㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ maan6 seoi3 Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!
- 压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ aat3 seoi3 cin4 money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
- 今岁 今歲 jīn suì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˋ gam1 seoi3 (literary) this year
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- 卒岁 卒歲 zú suì ㄗㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ zeot1 seoi3 (literary) to get through the year
- 去岁 去歲 qù suì ㄑㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ heoi3 seoi3 last year
- 嗣岁 嗣歲 sì suì ㄙˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ zi6 seoi3 the following year
- 太岁 太歲 Tài suì ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ taai3 seoi3 Tai Sui, God of the year
- 守岁 守歲 shǒu suì ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ sau2 seoi3 to see in the New Year
- 实岁 實歲 shí suì ㄕˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ sat6 seoi3 one's age (calculated as years from birth)
- 年岁 年歲 nián suì ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ nin4 seoi3 years of age
- 几岁 幾歲 jǐ suì ㄐㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ gei2 seoi3 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)
- 往岁 往歲 wǎng suì ㄨㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ wong5 seoi3 in former years
- 恶岁 惡歲 è suì ㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ok3 seoi3 lean year
- 早岁 早歲 zǎo suì ㄗㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ zou2 seoi3 one's early years
- 旬岁 旬歲 xún suì ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ceon4 seoi3 full year
- 暮岁 暮歲 mù suì ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ mou6 seoi3 the last days of the year
- 岁修 歲修 suì xiū ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ seoi3 sau1 annual repairs and maintenance
- 岁俸 歲俸 suì fèng ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄥˋ seoi3 fung2 annual salary
Idioms with these characters
- 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
- 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 heoi1 ci2 hang4 (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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- 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
- 名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4 (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 深藏若虚 深藏若虛 shēn cáng ruò xū ㄕㄣ ㄘㄤˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩ sam1 cong4 joek6 heoi1 to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
- 徒有虚名 徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
- 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 长命百岁 長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3 (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
- 日久岁深 日久歲深 rì jiǔ suì shēn ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣ jat6 gau2 seoi3 sam1 (idiom) for a long period of time; for a number of years
- 岁不我与 歲不我與 suì bù wǒ yǔ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩˇ seoi3 bat1 ngo5 jyu5 Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 虚岁 虛歲 三十 七 岁 歲 。
According to East Asian reckoning, he's thirty-seven.
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