Correct
扑空
/ pūkōng /
Strokes
Definition
lit. to rush at thin air/fig. to miss one's aim/to have nothing to show for one's troubles
Example
As a Verb
come away empty-handed; fail to get/achieve what one wants
1
Yóuyú
由于
yǒurén
有人
zǒulòu
走漏
xiāoxi
消息
,
jǐngchá
警察
pū
扑
le
了
gè
个
kōng
空
。
Due to a leakage of information, the police closed in on nothing.
2
Jīntiān
今天
wǒmen
我们
qù
去
zhǎo
找
tā
他
,
xīwàng
希望
bùhuì
不会
pūkōng
扑空
。
We hope that he will be at home today when we go to see him.