踏空 tà kōng ㄊㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄥ daap6 hung1
- to miss one's step
- (of an investor) to fail to invest before the price rises
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踏
- 踏上 tà shàng ㄊㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋ daap6 soeng5 to set foot on
- 踏实 踏實 tā shi ㄊㄚ ˙ㄕ daap6 sat6 firmly-based
- 脚踏车 腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄔㄜ goek3 daap6 ce1 (Tw) bicycle; bike
- 挤踏 擠踏 jǐ tà ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄚˋ zai1 daap6 stampede
- 糟踏 zāo tà ㄗㄠ ㄊㄚˋ zou1 daap6 variant of 糟蹋
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- 脚踏 腳踏 jiǎo tà ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ goek3 daap6 pedal
- 踏勘 tà kān ㄊㄚˋ ㄎㄢ daap6 ham3 to go and inspect (a site)
- 踏垫 踏墊 tà diàn ㄊㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ daap6 zin3 floor mat; bathroom mat; car mat; doormat
- 踏春 tà chūn ㄊㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄣ daap6 ceon1 to go for a hike in spring
- 踏月 tà yuè ㄊㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ daap6 jyut6 to go for a walk in the moonlight
- 踏板 tà bǎn ㄊㄚˋ ㄅㄢˇ daap6 baan2 pedal (in a car, on a piano etc)
- 踏查 tà chá ㄊㄚˋ ㄔㄚˊ daap6 caa4 to investigate on the spot
- 踏歌 tà gē ㄊㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daap6 go1 to sing and dance
- 踏步 tà bù ㄊㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ daap6 bou6 stride
- 踏看 tà kàn ㄊㄚˋ ㄎㄢˋ daap6 hon3 to investigate on the spot
- 踏袭 踏襲 tà xí ㄊㄚˋ ㄒㄧˊ daap6 zaap6 to follow blindly
- 踏访 踏訪 tà fǎng ㄊㄚˋ ㄈㄤˇ daap6 fong2 to visit (a place)
- 踏足 tà zú ㄊㄚˋ ㄗㄨˊ daap6 zuk1 to set foot on (a foreign land etc); to tread
- 踏车 踏車 tà chē ㄊㄚˋ ㄔㄜ daap6 ce1 treadwheel
- 踏进 踏進 tà jìn ㄊㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ daap6 zeon3 to set foot in
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
- 步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄍㄤ bou6 dau2 daap6 gong1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄉㄡˇ bou6 gong1 daap6 dau2 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧˋ goek3 daap6 sat6 dei6 to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
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- 踏破门槛 踏破門檻 tā pò mén kǎn ㄊㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
- 踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
- 踏青赏春 踏青賞春 tà qīng shǎng chūn ㄊㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄣ daap6 cing1 soeng2 ceon1 to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)
- 踏青赏花 踏青賞花 tà qīng shǎng huā ㄊㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚ daap6 cing1 soeng2 faa1 to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (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)