空

Empty in Chinese: 空 (kōng)

kōng

empty

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1empty
  2. 2air
  3. 3sky
  4. 4in vain

Stroke order

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空

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄎㄨㄥ

kōng

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个房间是空的，没有人住。

    zhè ge fáng jiān shì kōng de， méi yǒu rén zhù。

    This room is empty; no one lives in it.

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Related words

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

空气

kōng qì

air

填空

tián kòng

to fill a job vacancy

空间

kōng jiān

space

空闲

kòng xián

idle

天空

tiān kōng

sky

空儿

kòng r

spare time

航空

háng kōng

aviation

空中

kōng zhōng

in the sky

太空

tài kōng

outer space

空军

kōng jūn

air force

高空

gāo kōng

high altitude

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