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有空

yǒu kòng · you kong

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Meaning

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  1. to have time (to do sth)
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Free for what?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，周末(zhōumò)你(nǐ)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you free this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    有空(yǒukòng)啊(a)，怎么了(zěnmele)？

    Free, yes. What is up?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)搬家(bānjiā)。

    I want to ask you to help me move house.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)突然(tūrán)不太(bùtài)有空(yǒukòng)了(le)。

    Oh? Suddenly I am not so free.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？

    Did you not just say you were free?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)有空(yǒukòng)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)，不是(bùshì)有空(yǒukòng)搬家(bānjiā)。

    I meant free for coffee, not free to move house.

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2 examples
01

上(shàng)个(gè)礼(lǐ)拜(bài)天(tiān)我(wǒ)刚(gāng)好(hǎo)有(yǒu)空(kòng)。

It happened that I was free last Sunday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)空(kòng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)总(zǒng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)听(tīng)古(gǔ)典(diǎn)音(yīn)乐(yuè)。

I always enjoy listening to classical music when I have some free time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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