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| Pronunciation |
: |
kōng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- empty. (adj)
- sky. (n)
- for nothing. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
穴 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
空 |
| Usage |
: |
37.5% |
| Notes |
: |
also as kǒng; kòng |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 7. |
|
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: |
come to nothing; suffer loss; in vain; draw a blank |
Sentences:
| 1. Her speech sounded rather thin. |
| tā |
de |
yǎn |
jiǎng |
tīng |
shàng |
qù |
pō |
wéi |
kōng |
dòng |
。 |
| 她 |
的 |
演 |
讲 |
听 |
上 |
去 |
颇 |
为 |
空 |
洞 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
her |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 演讲 |
: |
speech |
| 听上去 |
: |
sounded |
| 颇为 |
: |
quite |
| 空洞 |
: |
hollow |
|
| 2. There is plenty of space here to move about. |
| zhè |
lǐ |
yǒu |
hěn |
dà |
de |
huó |
dòng |
kōng |
jiān |
。 |
| 这 |
里 |
有 |
很 |
大 |
的 |
活 |
动 |
空 |
间 |
。 |
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|
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| 这里 |
: |
here |
| 有 |
: |
has |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 大 |
: |
big |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 活动 |
: |
move about |
| 空间 |
: |
space |
|
| 3. There was a smell of coffee pervading the atmosphere. |
| kōng |
qì |
lǐ |
mí |
màn |
zhe |
kā |
fēi |
wèi |
。 |
| 空 |
气 |
里 |
弥 |
漫 |
着 |
咖 |
啡 |
味 |
。 |
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| 空气 |
: |
air |
| 里 |
: |
in |
| 弥漫 |
: |
pervading |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 咖啡 |
: |
coffee |
| 味 |
: |
smell |
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