HSK 4 HSK C2/W2/V3/V4
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/ kōng /
Strokes

Definition

empty/air/sky/in vain

Example

As an Adjective

empty; hollow; void; vacant; unoccupied

1
Suǒyǒu
所有
zhì
杂志
dōu
xiāoshòukōng
销售一空
  

All the magazines have been sold out.

2
lǎoshù
老树
zhōngjiān
中间
shì
kōng
de
  

The old tree is hollow inside.

3
Jiēshang
街上
kōngrén
空无一人
  

There's not a single soul in the street. / The street is deserted/empty.

4
Kōng
zi
肚子
  
/
zi
盒子
  
/
zuòwèi
座位

empty stomach/box/seat

5
nánguā
南瓜
tāokōng
掏空

hollow out a pumpkin

6
Liǎngshǒukōngkōng
两手空空

be empty-handed; with bare hands

7
Dǎokōng
倒空
chōuti
抽屉

empty out a drawer

As an Adjective

(of the content of a book, etc) lacking substance; impractical

As a Noun

sky

As an Adverb

for nothing; in vain; vainly

As a Verb

not have; there is not; be without