虚荣

虛榮

xūróng

noun #18,705

Meanings

1 vanity
2 vainglory

Characters

Examples

她是一个爱慕虚荣的人。

Tā shì yī gè àimùxūróng de rén.

She is a vain person.

虚荣心太强会害了自己。

Xūróngxīn tài qiáng huì hài le zìjǐ.

Too much vanity will harm you.

Tips

memory

虚 means 'empty/false' and 荣 means 'glory' — vanity is 'empty glory', pursuit of hollow prestige.

In Pop Culture

名利场 Mínglìchǎng

Vanity Fair

classic Thackeray novel — Chinese title literally means 'fame and profit arena'

Stroke Order

虚 xū

荣 róng