虚诈

虛詐
xūzhà
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 false and deceitful
  2. 2 tricky and hypocritical

Examples

HSK 6
Zhèzhǒng xūzhà de chéngnuò shéi dōu kàndechū lái.
Anyone can see through this kind of false promise.
HSK 7-9
Tā wéirén xūzhà, bùkě shēnjiāo.
He is two-faced and deceitful - not someone to befriend deeply.

Tips

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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

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