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空心
kòngxīn
1. fasting
2. on an empty stomach
Uncommon • Top 29%

Character Breakdown

空
kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
HSK 3 8 丶
心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (8)

空心儿
kòngxīnr
erhua variant of [[空心<kòngxīn>]]
空心菜
kōngxīncài
see [[蕹菜<wèngcài>]]
空心面
kōngxīnmiàn
macaroni
空心墙
kōngxīnqiáng
cavity wall
空心老大
kōngxīnlǎodà
pretentious and vacuous person
挖空心思
wākōngxīnsi
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
空心萝卜
kōngxīnluóbo
useless person
空心大老官
kōngxīndàlǎoguān
fake important personage

Alternate Entries

空心
kōngxīn
hollow / empty headed / mindless

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
24,264 of 84,292

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