HSK 7–9 · adjective · adverb

虚

xū

empty; false; unreal; weak; (also: modest, humble)

这个数字是虚的,不能相信。

Zhège shùzì shì xū de, bù néng xiāngxìn。

This number is false; you can't believe it.

他很虚心,常常向别人学习。

Tā hěn xūxīn, chángcháng xiàng biérén xuéxí。

He is very modest and often learns from others.

他成绩好却很谦虚。

Tā chéngjì hǎo què hěn qiānxū.

He has good grades but is modest.

一个人在家,他觉得有点空虚。

Yí gè rén zài jiā, tā juéde yǒu diǎn kōngxū。

Home alone, he feels a bit empty inside.