Chinese Word: 凿空 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凿 záo 空 kōng (Trad.: 鑿空)

to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road

1		sī mǎ qiān 司马迁 bǎ 把 zhè 这 yī 一 lì shǐ xìng 历史性 de 的 zhuàng jǔ 壮举 xíng xiàng 形象 de 地 miáo huì 描绘 wèi 为 “ záo 凿 kòng 空 ” 。 Sima Qian visualized this feat as blazing the path into the west regions.
2		nuò yà 诺亚 qiāng 将 yī kē shù 一棵树 záo 凿 kòng 空， dàng chéng 当成 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 jiā 家， zài 在 lǐ miàn 里面 zhù 住 le 了 jǐ shí nián 几十年。 Noa spent decades living in a hollowed-out tree, which he carved into a home.
3		yòu 又 xiǎng 想： “ xū dé 须得 záo 凿 kòng 空 jiàn shēn 剑身， xiāng 镶 shàng 上 bǎo shí 宝石， yuè guāng 月光 fāng néng 方能 tòu guò 透过 bǎo shí 宝石， yìng chū 映出 zhè 这 cǎi sè 彩色 yǐng zi 影子。 Judging from the colorful shadow, the body of the sword must be holed through to fill the gems in, and if not, the moonlight can't get through the gems.

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