虚伪 (xū wěi) — hypocritical, false, insincere
Definition
虚伪 describes people or behavior that is insincere or two-faced, hiding real feelings behind false ones. Stronger and more personal than 虚假, which refers to false facts or things.
adjective
hypocriticalfalseinsincere
Examples
- 虚伪，。Tā shuō de nà xiē huà tài xū wěi le, méi rén xiāng xìn.What he said was too hypocritical; no one believed it.
- 虚伪，。Tā zǒng shì dài zhe xū wěi de wēi xiào, ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.She always has a fake smile, which makes people very uncomfortable.
- ，虚伪。Zài zhí chǎng zhōng, xū wěi de xíng wéi zuì zhōng huì bèi tóng shì kàn chuān.In the workplace, hypocritical behavior will eventually be seen through by colleagues.
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