Chinese word dictionary

虚掩

xū yǎn · to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned

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Word information

Simplified虚掩

Traditional虛掩

Pinyinxū yǎn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

虚xū

false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

掩yǎn

to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut

How to learn 虚掩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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open-minded; humble

谦虚qiānxū

modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks

空虚kōngxū

hollow; emptiness; meaningless

弄虚作假nòngxū-zuòjiǎ

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

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

虚构xūgòu

to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary