虛字

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (虛字)		虛	字
simp. (虚字)		虚	字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄗˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuzìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: syū-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiutzyh
    • Palladius: сюйцзы (sjujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

Noun

虛字

1. (linguistics) function word

Synonyms

• 虛字眼／虚字眼 (xūzìyǎn)

Antonyms

• 實字／实字 (shízì)