虚伪 xūwěi false
false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
How to remember 虚伪: 虚 false + 伪 false = false.
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How it is used
- Describes a person or manner as hypocritical/fake - 他很虚伪 (tā hěn xūwěi) he's two-faced.
- Aims at insincere *people and their behavior* (feigning feelings); contrast 虚假 (xūjiǎ), which describes false *things/information*.
- Strongly negative; a moral judgment.
Example sentences
- 我从来没有见过谁像你这么虚伪的。 Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu jiàn guò shuí xiàng nǐ zhème xūwěi de.I've never known anyone as hypocritical as you.