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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

虚无 [xūwú]
  1. 1. adjective non-existent

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

虚无 [xūwú]
  1. 1. nihility; nothingness

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

虚无 [xūwú]
  1. 1. 道家用以形容"道",认为"道"无所不在而又无形可见;有而若无,实而若虚。
  2. 2. 空无所有
    虚无缥缈的幻想。
  3. 3. 盲目地否定一切或排斥一切
    虚无主义。
    虚无悲观的思想。

Examples

Life after death is nothingness.
死亡后生命归于虚无
Chaos is the original dark void from which everything else appeared.
"混沌是原始黑暗的虚无,那里是一切其他事物的起源。
The earth was without form,and void.
地球没有形式,是虚无的。

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