虚荣

虛榮
xū róng
HSK 6
vanity
noun

Example Sentences

他的虚荣心让我很不喜欢他。
tāde xūróng xīn ràng wǒ hěnbù xǐhuān tā 。
His vanity makes me dislike him.
虚荣并不能带来真正的快乐。
xūróng bìng bùnéng dàilái zhēnzhèng de kuàilè 。
Vanity cannot bring true happiness.
许多人为了满足虚荣，花费了很多钱。
xǔduō rén wèile mǎnzú xūróng ， huāfèi le hěnduō qián 。
Many people spend a lot of money to satisfy their vanity.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

自负zìfù
conceit
自负 implies a sense of self-importance, often coupled with an exaggerated sense of one's own worth.
浮夸fúkuā
boastfulness
浮夸 emphasizes showiness and extravagance in behavior and speech, often associated with vanity.

Words Starting With 虚

虚心xū xīn
modest
虚伪xū wěi
false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
虚假xū jiǎ
false; phony; pretense

Words Ending With 荣

光荣guāng róng
honor and glory
繁荣fán róng
prosperous; booming (economy)
欣欣向荣xīn xīn xiàng róng
luxuriant growth (idiom); flourishing; thriving

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