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空空如也
空空如也 (kōng kōng rú yě): Empty (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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空 • kōng • empty; sky; air; in vain • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
kōng
空
empty; sky; air; in vain
空 • kōng • empty; sky; air; in vain • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
kōng
空
empty; sky; air; in vain
如 • rú • like, as, if • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
rú
如
like, as, if
也 • yě • too; also • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
yě
也
too; also
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 空空如也.
Words with
空
空调
kōng tiáo
air-conditioning
填空
tián kòng
fill in blanks
空气
kōng qì
air
天空
tiān kōng
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sky; the heavens
空中
kōng zhōng
in the sky
空闲
kòng xián
free time; spare time
空间
kōng jiān
space; enclosure
太空
tài kōng
the firmament; outer space
Words with
如
如果
rú guǒ
if
例如
lì rú
for example
比如
bǐ rú
for example; for instance; such as
不如
bù rú
it would be better to …not as good as
假如
jiǎ rú
if; supposing; in case
如下
rú xià
as follows
如今
rú jīn
nowadays; these days
如何
rú hé
how
Words with
也
也许
yě xǔ
perhaps
也好
yě hǎo
that's fine
也罢
yě bà
let it be, anyway
再也
zài yě
(not) any more
维也纳
Wéi yě nà
Vienna
也就是说
yě jiù shì shuō
in other words
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Example Sentences with 空空如也
Tā
他
de
的
qián
钱
bāo
包
kōng
空
kōng
空
rú
如
yě
也
。
His wallet is completely empty.
Jiào
教
shì
室
lǐ
里
kōng
空
kōng
空
rú
如
yě
也
，
yī
一
Tā
他
nǎo
脑
zi
子
lǐ
里
kōng
空
kōng
空
rú
如
yě
也
，
gè
个
rén
人
yě
也
méi
没
yǒu
有
。
The classroom is completely empty, with no one there.
xiǎng
想
bù
不
chū
出
rèn
任
hé
何
zhǔ
主
yì
意
。
His mind is completely blank; he can't think of any ideas.
