空虚 空虛
空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 HSK 7-9
- hollow
- emptiness
- meaningless
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More words with these characters
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
- 空运 空運 kōng yùn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˋ hung1 wan6 air transport
虚 虛
- 虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄚˇ heoi1 gaa2 false; phony; sham
- 虚伪 虛偽 xū wěi ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˇ heoi1 ngai6 false
- 虚幻 虛幻 xū huàn ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄢˋ heoi1 waan6 imaginary
- 虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò ㄒㄩ ㄖㄨㄛˋ heoi1 joek6 weak
- 虚心 虛心 xū xīn ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ heoi1 sam1 open-minded
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- 虚拟 虛擬 xū nǐ ㄒㄩ ㄋㄧˇ heoi1 ji5 to imagine; to make up
- 虚构 虛構 xū gòu ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ heoi1 kau3 to make up
- 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ him1 heoi1 modest
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 乘虚 乘虛 chéng xū ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ sing4 heoi1 to take advantage of weakness
- 务虚 務虛 wù xū ㄨˋ ㄒㄩ mou6 heoi1 to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)
- 太虚 太虛 Tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
- 太虚 太虛 tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 great emptiness
- 心虚 心虛 xīn xū ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ sam1 heoi1 lacking in confidence
- 气虚 氣虛 qì xū ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄩ hei3 heoi1 deficiency of 气 (TCM)
- 玄虚 玄虛 xuán xū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ jyun4 heoi1 (intentionally) mysterious; arcane
- 发虚 發虛 fā xū ㄈㄚ ㄒㄩ faat3 heoi1 to feel weak
- 脾虚 脾虛 pí xū ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄩ pei4 heoi1 depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)
- 虚像 虛像 xū xiàng ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi1 zoeng6 virtual image
- 虚名 虛名 xū míng ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ heoi1 ming4 false reputation
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
- 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 heoi1 ci2 hang4 (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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- 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
- 名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4 (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 深藏若虚 深藏若虛 shēn cáng ruò xū ㄕㄣ ㄘㄤˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩ sam1 cong4 joek6 heoi1 to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
- 徒有虚名 徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
- 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
Example sentences
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没有 沒有 他 我 的 生活 是 空虚 空虛 的 。
My life is hollow without him.
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我 承认 承認 ， 没有 沒有 他 ， 我 未来 未來 十 年 的 生活 将会 將會 是 空虚 空虛 的 、 没有 沒有 目标 目標 的 。
I admit that if it weren't for him, the next ten years of my life would have been empty and devoid of purpose.
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