Chinese Character Dictionary

空口说白话

kōng kŏu shuō bái huà

to make empty promises

空名

kōng míng

vacuous reputation

空喊

kōng hăn

idle clamor

空地

kòng dì

vacant land

空城计

kōng chéng jì

empty city strategy

空姐

kōng jiĕ

abbr. for 空中小姐

空子

kòng zi

gap

空客公司

kōng kè gōng sī

Airbus (European corporation)

空室清野

kōng shì qīng yĕ

empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy

空对空导弹

kōng duì kōng dăo dàn

air-to-air missile

空巢

kōng cháo

empty nest

空幻

kōng huàn

vanity

空心

kōng xīn

hollow

空心儿

kòng xīn r

erhua variant of 空心[kòng xīn]

空心大老官

kōng xīn dà lăo guān

fake important personage

空心墙

kōng xīn qiáng

cavity wall

空心老大

kōng xīn lăo dà

pretentious and vacuous person

空心菜

kōng xīn cài

see 蕹菜[wèng cài]

空心萝卜

kōng xīn luó bo

useless person

空心面

kōng xīn miàn

macaroni

空怒

kōng nù

air rage

空性

kōng xìng

emptiness

空想

kōng xiăng

daydream

空想社会主义

kōng xiăng shè huì zhŭ yì

utopian socialism

空战

kōng zhàn

air war

空房间

kōng fáng jiān

vacant room

空手

kōng shŏu

empty-handed

空手而归

kōng shŏu ér guī

to return empty-handed

空手道

kōng shŏu dào

karate

空投

kōng tóu

air drop

空挡

kōng dăng

neutral gear

空日

kòng rì

day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)

空暇

kòng xiá

idle

空旷

kōng kuàng

spacious and empty

空格

kòng gé

blank

空格键

kòng gé jiàn

space bar (keyboard)

空档

kòng dàng

gap or interval of time (between turns)

空气

kōng qì

air

空气剂量

kōng qì jì liàng

air dose

空气动力

kōng qì dòng lì

aerodynamic force

空气动力学

kōng qì dòng lì xué

aerodynamics

空气取样

kōng qì qŭ yàng

air sampling

空气取样器

kōng qì qŭ yàng qì

air sampler

空气污染

kōng qì wū răn

air pollution

空气流

kōng qì liú

flow of air

空气流通

kōng qì liú tōng

fresh air

空气缓冲间

kōng qì huăn chōng jiān

air lock

空气调节

kōng qì tiáo jié

air conditioning

空气阻力

kōng qì zŭ lì

atmospheric drag

空泛

kōng fàn

vague and general

空洞

kōng dòng

cavity

空洞无物

kōng dòng wú wù

empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance

空无一人

kōng wú yī rén

not a soul in sight (idiom)

空无所有

kōng wú suŏ yŏu

having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute

空当

kòng dāng

gap

空疏

kōng shū

shallow

空白

kòng bái

blank space

空白点

kòng bái diăn

gap

空穴

kòng xué

electron hole

空穴来风

kōng xué lái fēng

lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)