悬空 懸空
悬空 懸空 xuán kōng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥ jyun4 hung1
- to hang in the air
- suspended in midair
- (fig.) uncertain
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悬 懸
- 悬崖 懸崖 xuán yá ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ jyun4 ngaai4 precipice
- 悬念 懸念 xuán niàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ jyun4 nim6 suspense in a movie, play etc
- 悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ jyun4 gwaa3 to suspend
- 悬殊 懸殊 xuán shū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ jyun4 syu4 vastly different; poles apart
- 倒悬 倒懸 dào xuán ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ dou3 jyun4 lit. to hang upside down
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- 悬停 懸停 xuán tíng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jyun4 ting4 to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
- 悬垂 懸垂 xuán chuí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ jyun4 seoi4 to hang down
- 悬壶 懸壺 xuán hú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ jyun4 wu4 (literary) to practice medicine
- 悬岩 懸岩 xuán yán ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ jyun4 ngaam4 cliff
- 悬带 懸帶 xuán dài ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ jyun4 daai2 sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
- 悬揣 懸揣 xuán chuǎi ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄞˇ jyun4 cyun2 to speculate
- 悬案 懸案 xuán àn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄢˋ jyun4 on3 unresolved question
- 悬河 懸河 xuán hé ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyun4 ho4 "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
- 悬浮 懸浮 xuán fú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ jyun4 fau4 to float (in the air etc)
- 悬疑 懸疑 xuán yí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ jyun4 ji4 suspense
- 悬荡 懸盪 xuán dàng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ jyun4 dong6 to hang suspended; to dangle
- 悬臂 懸臂 xuán bì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 cantilever
- 悬赏 懸賞 xuán shǎng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄤˇ jyun4 soeng2 to offer a reward
- 悬浮物 懸浮物 xuán fú wù ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ jyun4 fau4 mat6 suspended matter
- 悬浮窗 懸浮窗 xuán fú chuāng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤ jyun4 fau4 coeng1 (computing) floating window
空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force
Idioms with these characters
- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
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- 解民倒悬 解民倒懸 jiě mín dào xuán ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ gaai2 man4 dou2 jyun4 lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
- 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 明镜高悬 明鏡高懸 míng jìng gāo xuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ming4 geng3 gou1 jyun4 perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
- 天地悬隔 天地懸隔 tiān dì xuán gé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ tin1 dei6 jyun4 gaak3 lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
- 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jyun4 ji4 mei6 kyut3 (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance
- 悬梁刺股 懸樑刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ jyun4 loeng4 ci3 gu2 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
- 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ jyun4 ngaai4 lak6 maa5 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí ㄈㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
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- 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ hung1 dung6 mou4 mat6 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
- 空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ hung1 fuk1 gou1 sam1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5 as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
- 空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hung1 hau2 mou4 pang4 mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)