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空 (kōng) — how to say "empty" in Chinese
空
Empty, air
adjective · adverb
1. empty; hollow; vacantHSK 3.0 · level 4
adjective
2. in vain; for nothingHSK 3.0 · level 5
adverb
Radicals / Keys
穴
Cave
#116 · xué · 5 strokes
Collocations
空房间
kōng fángjiān
empty room
空杯子
kōng bēizi
empty cup
Examples
那个箱子里什么也没有，完全是空的，你可以用它装东西。
There's nothing in that box, it's completely empty, you can use it to pack things.
房间是空的。
The room is empty.
Another reading
空kòng
verb · adjective · noun
to free, to leave empty; free, vacant; free time
有空
yǒu kòng
free
空出时间
kòng chū shíjiān
free up time
Frequently asked questions
How to say empty in Mandarin?
"empty" in Chinese is 空 (kōng).
空 meaning in English
空 (kōng) means "Empty, air".
How is 空 pronounced?
It is pronounced kōng (written as kong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Empty in Chinese characters
It is written 空 and has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 空?
空 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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