落空 là kòng ㄌㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄥˋ lok6 hung1
- to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
- to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
落空 lào kōng ㄌㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄥ lok6 hung1
- to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless
落空 luò kōng ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄨㄥ lok6 hung1
- to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing
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落
- 下落 xià luò ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ haa6 lok6 whereabouts
- 冷落 lěng luò ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ laang5 lok6 desolate
- 回落 huí luò ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ wui4 lok6 to fall back
- 坐落 zuò luò ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ co5 lok6 to be situated
- 堕落 墮落 duò luò ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ do6 lok6 to degrade
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- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 击落 擊落 jī luò ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gik1 lok6 to shoot down (a plane)
- 段落 duàn luò ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ dyun6 lok6 phase
- 没落 沒落 mò luò ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ mut6 lok6 to decline
- 流落 liú luò ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ lau4 lok6 to wander about destitute
- 脱落 脫落 tuō luò ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˋ tyut3 lok6 to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out
- 落下 luò xià ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lok6 haa6 to fall
- 落伍 luò wǔ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ lok6 ng5 to fall behind the ranks
- 落地 luò dì ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ lok6 dei6 to fall to the ground
- 落实 落實 luò shí ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ lok6 sat6 practical
- 落差 luò chā ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ lok6 caa1 drop in elevation
- 落后 落後 luò hòu ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ lok6 hau6 to fall behind
- 落得 luò de ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜ lok6 dak1 ending up as
- 落户 落戶 luò hù ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋ lok6 wu6 to settle
- 落选 落選 luò xuǎn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ lok6 syun2 to fail to be chosen (or elected)
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
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 错落不齐 錯落不齊 cuò luò bù qí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ cok3 lok6 bat1 cai4 disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3 in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò ㄍㄠˋ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gou3 jat1 dyun6 lok6 to come to the end of a phase (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)
Example sentences
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脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 ， 必定 落空 。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
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