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空虚

空虚 kōngxū

空虚 kōngxū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 空虚 kōngxū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kōngxū | kong1 xu1
English translation
hollow
emptiness
meaningless

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About 空虚 kōngxū

Read some general information about the Chinese word 空虚 kōngxū .

Traditional form

空虛

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 空虚 kōngxū

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 空虚 kōngxū .

kōng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gōng

Semantic compound

xué

Positional decomposition

穴工

Number of Strokes

8

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

虍业

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 空虚 kōngxū

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迎合 yíng hé 这种 zhè zhǒng 空虚 kōngxū 理论 lǐlùn de 唯一 wéiyī 方法 fāngfǎ shì mèng 一般 yībān de 服从 fúcóng .

The only way to meet certain speculations is by a dreamy resignation.

之后 zhī hòu duì 生活 shēnghuó 产生 chǎnshēng de 影响 yǐngxiǎng 可能 kěnéng huì shì 空虚 kōngxū gǎn 沮丧 jǔsàng gǎn

The result later in life may be feelings of emptiness and depression.

分手时 shuì 的话 de huà ràng 感觉 gǎnjué 空虚 kōngxū 孤独 gūdú

Her parting words left him feeling empty and alone.

空虚 kōngxū Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 空虚 kōngxū and their own compounds.

空虚 kōngxū Compounds

See all 30 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 空虚 kōngxū in their composition.

  • kōng
    • kòng , qiāng , qiāng , kōng , kōng , kōng , Zhào , hōng , kōng , kòng , , , , , , , , , ,
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