Chinese Character Dictionary

空穴来风未必无因

kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason

空空

kōng kōng

empty

空空如也

kōng kōng rú yĕ

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft

空空导弹

kōng kōng dăo dàn

air-to-air missile

空空洞洞

kōng kōng dòng dòng

empty

空空荡荡

kōng kōng dàng dàng

deserted

空空荡荡

kōng kōng dàng dàng

absolutely empty (space)

空竹

kōng zhú

Chinese yo-yo

空缺

kòng quē

vacancy

空置

kōng zhì

to set sth aside

空腔

kōng qiāng

cavity

空肠

kōng cháng

jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shí èr zhĭ cháng] and ileum 回腸|回肠[huí cháng])

空腹

kōng fù

an empty stomach

空腹高心

kōng fù gāo xīn

ambitious despite lack of ambition

空落落

kōng luò luò

empty

空着手

kōng zhe shŏu

empty-handed

空荡荡

kōng dàng dàng

absolutely empty (space)

空虚

kōng xū

hollow

空袭

kōng xí

air raid

空话

kōng huà

empty talk

空话连篇

kōng huà lián piān

long-winded empty talk

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

空调车

kōng tiáo chē

air conditioned vehicle

空谈

kōng tán

prattle

空谷足音

kōng gŭ zú yīn

sound of footsteps in an empty valley (idiom); a rare occurrence

空跑一趟

kōng păo yī tàng

to make a journey for nothing

空身

kōng shēn

empty handed (carrying nothing)

空军

kōng jūn

air force

空军一号

kōng jūn yī hào

Air Force One, US presidential jet

空军司令

kōng jūn sī lìng

air commodore

空军基地

kōng jūn jī dì

air base

空运

kōng yùn

air transport

空运费

kōng yùn fèi

air freight (cost of air transport)

空闲

kòng xián

idle

空间

kōng jiān

space

空间局

kōng jiān jú

space agency

空间探测

kōng jiān tàn cè

space probe

空间站

kōng jiān zhàn

space station

空阒

kōng qù

empty and quiet

空防

kōng fáng

air force

空降

kōng jiàng

airborne

空降兵

kōng jiàng bīng

paratroopers

空隙

kòng xì

crack

空集

kōng jí

empty set (set theory)

空难

kōng nàn

air crash

空头

kōng tóu

short (finance)

空额

kòng é

vacancy

空余

kòng yú

free

阱

jĭng

variant of 阱[jĭng]

穿

chuān

to bore through

穿一条裤子

chuān yī tiáo kù zi

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together

穿上

chuān shang

to put on (clothes etc)

穿刺

chuān cì

medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)

穿反

chuān făn

to wear inside out (clothes)

穿回

chuān huí

to put on (clothes)

穿孔

chuān kŏng

to punch or bore a hole

穿小鞋

chuān xiăo xié

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

穿山甲

chuān shān jiă

pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)

穿带

chuān dài

wear

穿帮

chuān bāng

(TV or movie) blooper