Definition

Examples

• 大家虚惊一场，原来只是报警器坏了。
  Dàjiā xū jīng yì chǎng, yuánlái zhǐ shì bàojǐngqì huài le.
  Everyone had a false alarm — it turned out the alarm was just broken.
• 医院说可能是癌症，最后检查证明是虚惊。
  Yīyuàn shuō kěnéng shì áizhèng, zuìhòu jiǎnchá zhèngmíng shì xū jīng.
  The hospital said it might be cancer, but the final test proved it was a false alarm.
• 别紧张，这很可能只是一场虚惊。
  Bié jǐnzhāng, zhè hěn kěnéng zhǐ shì yì chǎng xū jīng.
  Don't be nervous; this is probably just a false alarm.