No. 5,956 in Chinese
太虚
"太虚" means "the Great Void" or "the Ultimate Emptiness," often referring to the cosmos or an abstract metaphysical concept.
In a sentence
太虚是道教思想中的重要概念。
Taixu is an important concept in Taoist philosophy.
In this context, '太虚' refers to the philosophical concept of the infinite and vacuity in Taoist thought.
他对虚拟现实技术的期望没有那么太虚。
His expectations for virtual reality technology aren't overly unrealistic.
Here, '太虚' is used metaphorically to describe excessive or unrealistic expectations.
大自然展现出其太虚与幽深之美。
Nature reveals its beauty of vastness and profoundness.
In this usage, '太虚' poetically describes the magnificent and expansive aspects of nature.
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