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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 子虚乌有
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 子虚乌有 | zǐ xū wū yǒu | - (idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 21,256 | 42,435 | 46,785 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 子 | zǐ | - son - child - seed - egg - small thing - 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat - viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] - ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) - subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 | zi | - (noun suffix) |
| 虚 | xū | - emptiness - void - abstract theory or guiding principles - empty or unoccupied - diffident or timid - false - humble or modest - (of health) weak - virtual - in vain |
| 乌 | wū | - abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1ke4lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1zi1bie2ke4si1tan3] etc - surname Wu |
| 乌 | wū | - crow - black |
| 乌 | wù | - used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4la5] - used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3] |
| 有 | yǒu | - to have; there is - (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional) |
Other Words Containing 子虚乌有
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子虚乌有 | - | - | 21,256 | 42,435 | 46,785 |