







function word
empty word
Function words, on the other hand, vary in their use and help provide reference points in conversations.
The researchers found that couples that used function words similarly were more likely to still be together later.

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Open the tool →虚词 (xū cí) means “function word, empty word”.
虚词 is pronounced xū cí in Mandarin Chinese.
“function word” is 虚词 (xū cí) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 虚词, each with pinyin and an English translation.