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空Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Antonyms: 满 实
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 穴
Pictophonetic:工 indicates the sound; 穴 (cave) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
Similar Characters: 宔 卒
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1
Pinyin: kòng
English Definition:to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
Chinese Definition:
①使空，腾出来：空一个格。空出一间房来。
②闲着，没被利用的：空白。空地。空额。空房。空缺。
③亏欠：亏空。
Example Words:
空白HSK 6 kòng bái blank space
空地HSK 4 kòng dì vacant land; open space
空隙HSK 6 kòng xì crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
空闲HSK 5 kòng xián idle; free time; leisure; unused (place)
空缺 kòng quē vacancy
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2
Pinyin: kōng
English Definition:empty; air; sky; in vain
Chinese Definition:
①不包含什么，没有内容：空洞(ａ．没有内容的；b．物体内部的窟窿)。空泛。空话。空旷。空乏。空空如也。空前绝后。凭空(无根据)。真空(没有任何东西)。
②没有结果的，白白地：空跑了一趟。空口无凭。
③离开地面的，在地上面的地方：空军。空气。空投。空运。
Example Words:
空间HSK 5 kōng jiān space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
空气HSK 4 kōng qì air; atmosphere
空中 kōng zhōng in the sky; in the air
天空HSK 5 tiān kōng sky
航空HSK 6 háng kōng aviation
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Example Sentences
1
huǒ jiàn
火箭
shēng kōng
升空
le
了
。
The rocket took off.
2
tiān kōng
天空
qíng lǎng
晴朗
wú yún
无云
。
The sky is clear and cloudless.
3
tiān kōng
天空
shì
是
lán sè
蓝色
de
的
。
The sky is blue.
4
tā
他
de
的
qián dài
钱袋
kōng kōng rú yě
空空如也
。
His purse is empty.
5
xī biān
西边
de
的
tiān kōng
天空
hěn
很
měi
美
。
The sky on the west side is very beautiful.
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