假相

jiǎxiàng
noun #33,632

Meanings

  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 illusion
  3. 3 misleading impression

Examples

Búyào bèi biǎomiàn de jiǎxiàng suǒ míhuò.
Don't be misled by surface appearances.
Fánróng zhǐshì jiǎxiàng, bèihòu wèntí hěnduō.
The prosperity is just an illusion; there are many problems beneath the surface.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

jiǎ
xiāng