空
隙

Crack in Chinese: 空隙 (kòng xì)

kòng xì

crack

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1crack
  2. 2gap between two objects
  3. 3gap in time between two events

Stroke order

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空
隙

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨㄥˋ

kòng

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧˋ

xì

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他利用工作的空隙看书。

    tā lì yòng gōng zuò de kòng xì kàn shū。

    He reads during the gaps in his work.

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Related words

空

kōng

empty

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

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