Writing
空虚 (kōng xū) — how to say "empty" in Chinese
空虚
Empty, hollow, void
adjective
Character composition
空
empty, sky
虚
empty, false
Radicals / Keys
穴
Cave
#116 · xué · 5 strokes
虍
Tiger
#141 · hū · 6 strokes
Collocations
精神空虚
jīng shén kōng xū
spiritual emptiness
感到空虚
gǎn dào kōng xū
feel empty
内心空虚
nèi xīn kōng xū
inner emptiness
Examples
成功之后，他反而感到一种内心的空虚。
After achieving success, he instead felt an inner emptiness.
他感到空虚。
He feels empty.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "empty" in Chinese?
"empty" in Chinese is 空虚 (kōng xū).
空虚 meaning in English
空虚 (kōng xū) means "Empty, hollow, void".
How is 空虚 pronounced?
It is pronounced kōng xū (written as kong xu, kongxu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "empty" in Chinese characters?
It is written 空虚: 空 has 8 strokes, 虚 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 空虚?
空虚 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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