虚诈

虛詐

xūzhà

adjective

Meanings

1 false and deceitful
2 tricky and hypocritical

Characters

to cheat; deceitful

Examples

HSK 7-9

他为人虚诈，不可深交。

Tā wéirén xūzhà, bùkě shēnjiāo.

He is two-faced and deceitful - not someone to befriend deeply.

HSK 7-9

这种虚诈的承诺谁都看得出来。

Zhèzhǒng xūzhà de chéngnuò shéi dōu kàndechū lái.

Anyone can see through this kind of false promise.

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虚诈 is literary and judgmental. Everyday speech prefers 虚伪 (xuwei 'hypocritical') or 狡诈 (jiaozha 'cunning'); 虚诈 combines both shades and shows up most often in novels and editorials.

Stroke Order

虚 xū

诈 zhà