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空

kōng · kòng

Meanings of 空 in English

kōngHSK 4+ HSK 5adjective, adverbSyllabus #1436
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
kòngHSK 4verb, adjective, nounSyllabus #1439
  1. to empty
  2. vacant
  3. unoccupied
  4. space
  5. leisure
  6. free time

Example sentences

  1. 我要一些空的玻璃杯。
    wǒ yào yī xiē kōng de bō lí bēi。
    I want a few empty glasses.
    Tatoeba #1878284 by sadhen · #18302 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他坐在一张空桌旁。
    tā zuò zài yī zhāng kōng zhuō páng。
    He's sitting at an empty table.
    Tatoeba #4760010 by ryanwoo · #1580075 by fanty · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 所有的办公桌抽屉都是空的。
    suǒ yǒu de bàn gōng zhuō chōu tì dōu shì kōng de。
    All the desk drawers were empty.
    Tatoeba #1783790 by sadhen · #1553538 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences