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扑空
撲空
pūkōng
1. lit. to rush at thin air
2. fig. to miss one's aim
3. to have nothing to show for one's troubles
Uncommon • Top 97%

Character Breakdown

扑
pū
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 6 5 丶
空
kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

拓扑空间
tuòpūkōngjiān
topological space (math.)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
81,860 of 84,292