Chinese word dictionary

虚无缥缈

xū wú piāo miǎo · illusory; imaginary; fanciful

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Word information

Simplified虚无缥缈

Traditional虛無縹緲

Pinyinxū wú piāo miǎo

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HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

缥piāo

dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil

缈miǎo

dim, indistinct; distant; minute

How to learn 虚无缥缈

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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