假 jiǎ / jià — fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
暑假我打算去旅行。Shǔ jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù lǚ xíng.I plan to travel during the summer holiday.
Common words: 放假 (fàng jià)、请假 (qǐng jià)、假期 (jià qī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "false"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "false", including 假 (jiǎ / jià), 虚 (xū), 伪 (wěi). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "false" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 假 (jiǎ / jià), 虚 (xū), 伪 (wěi) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jiǎ, jià, xū, wěi — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 假 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 假 jiǎ / jiàfake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; supposeUseful words: 放假, 请假
- 虚 xūdevoid of content; void; false; empty; vainUseful words: 谦虚, 虚心
- 伪 wěifalse; fake; forged; bogusUseful words: 伪造, 虚伪
Common words for these 3 "false" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 假 (jiǎ / jià) — so "false" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence假期jià qīvacation谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks虚心xū xīnopen-minded; humble虚假xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham伪造wěi zàoto forge; to fake; to counterfeit虚伪xū wěifalse; hypocritical; artificial; sham伪装wěi zhuāngto pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "false".
虚 xū — devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
他很谦虚，从不骄傲。Tā hěn qiān xū, cóng bù jiāo ào.He is very modest and never arrogant.
Common words: 谦虚 (qiān xū)、虚心 (xū xīn)、虚假 (xū jiǎ)
伪 wěi — false; fake; forged; bogus
我们要学会分辨真伪。Wǒ men yào xué huì fēn biàn zhēn wěi.We should learn to tell the true from the false.
Common words: 伪造 (wěi zào)、虚伪 (xū wěi)、伪装 (wěi zhuāng)
All 3 characters
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