to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom)
trad. 形同虛設
Also written 形同虛設【xíng tóng xū shè】
Characters in this word
4形
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to appear, to look, form, shape
- Pinyin
- xíng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 15635 of 2500
同
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like, same, similar, together, alike, with
- Pinyin
- tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1548 of 2500
虚
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emptiness, void, abstract theory or guiding principles, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, (of health) weak, virtual, in vain
- Pinyin
- xū
- Traditional
- 虛
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 25196 of 2500
设
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to set up; to put in place, (math.) given; suppose; if
- Pinyin
- shè
- Traditional
- 設
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 9841 of 2500