空降 kōng jiàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ hung1 gong3
- to drop from the sky
- (fig.) to appear out of nowhere
- (attributive) airborne
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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
降
- 下降 xià jiàng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haa6 gong3 to decline
- 投降 tóu xiáng ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ tau4 hong4 to surrender
- 降低 jiàng dī ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ gong3 dai1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 降价 降價 jiàng jià ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gong3 gaa3 to cut the price
- 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄣ gong3 wan1 to become cooler
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- 降临 降臨 jiàng lín ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gong3 lam4 to descend
- 降落 jiàng luò ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gong3 lok6 to descend
- 以降 yǐ jiàng ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ji5 gong3 since (some point in the past)
- 伞降 傘降 sǎn jiàng ㄙㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ saan3 gong3 to parachute into
- 备降 備降 bèi jiàng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ bei6 gong3 (aviation) to land at an alternate airport
- 势降 勢降 shì jiàng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ sai3 gong3 potential drop (elec.)
- 升降 shēng jiàng ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ sing1 gong3 rising and falling
- 受降 shòu xiáng ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ sau6 hong4 to accept surrender
- 岩降 yán jiàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ngaam4 gong3 rappelling; abseiling
- 招降 zhāo xiáng ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ziu1 gong3 to ask for sb's surrender
- 普降 pǔ jiàng ㄆㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ pou2 gong3 precipitation over a large area
- 沉降 chén jiàng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cam4 gong3 to subside
- 纳降 納降 nà xiáng ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ naap6 hong4 to surrender
- 缓降 緩降 huǎn jiàng ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ wun6 gong3 to decrease gradually
- 诈降 詐降 zhà xiáng ㄓㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ zaa3 hong4 feigned surrender
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)
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 明升暗降 míng shēng àn jiàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ming4 sing1 am3 gong3 (idiom) to kick sb upstairs
- 降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
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- 喜从天降 喜從天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng ㄒㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄤˋ hei2 cung4 tin1 gong3 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
- 纡尊降贵 紆尊降貴 yū zūn jiàng guì ㄩ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ (idiom) to show deference to sb of lower status; to condescend; to deign
- 招降纳叛 招降納叛 zhāo xiáng nà pàn ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄆㄢˋ ziu1 hong4 naap6 bun6 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains