虚张声势 meaning in English
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
Traditional 虛張聲勢33 strokes
Meaning of 虚张声势
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xūzhāngshēngshì
- (idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
虚张声势 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆在虚张声势。
Tom's bluffing.
Stroke order for each character
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虚 xū · emptiness · 11 strokes
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张 zhāng · to open up · 7 strokes
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声 shēng · sound · 7 strokes
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势 shì · power · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 虚张声势.
| 声音 | shēngyīn | sound; voice |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice; (speak) in whispers |
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 声明 | shēngmíng | to state; to declare |
| 优势 | yōushì | superiority; dominance |
| 歌声 | gēshēng | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet |
| 主张 | zhǔzhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 形势 | xíngshì | circumstances; situation |
| 趋势 | qūshì | trend; tendency |
| 势力 | shìlì | power; influence |
| 铃声 | língshēng | ring; ringtone |
Questions about 虚张声势
What does 虚张声势 mean?
虚张声势 (xūzhāngshēngshì) means "(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength".
How do you write 虚张声势?
虚张声势 is made of 4 characters: 虚 (11 strokes), 张 (7 strokes), 声 (7 strokes), 势 (8 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.
How is 虚张声势 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 虚张声势 is written 虛張聲勢.