假相

jiǎxiàng

noun #33,632

Meanings

1 false appearance
2 illusion
3 misleading impression

Characters

appearance; aspect

Examples

HSK 5

繁荣只是假相，背后问题很多。

Fánróng zhǐshì jiǎxiàng, bèihòu wèntí hěnduō.

The prosperity is just an illusion; there are many problems beneath the surface.

HSK 7-9

不要被表面的假相所迷惑。

Búyào bèi biǎomiàn de jiǎxiàng suǒ míhuò.

Don't be misled by surface appearances.

Tips

mistakes

假相 is interchangeable with the more common 假象 (jiǎxiàng) - dictionaries even cross-reference them. In modern publishing 假象 is preferred; 假相 is older and slightly more literary. Same pinyin, same meaning.

Stroke Order

假 jiǎ

相 xiāng