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空缺

kòng quē · kong que

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Meaning

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  1. vacancy
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这家店(zhèjiādiàn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)空缺(kòngquē)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)试试(shìshì)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, this shop has a vacancy. Want to try?

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)空缺(kòngquē)？

    What vacancy?

  3. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)要(yào)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)会(huì)做(zuò)咖啡(kāfēi)的(de)人(rén)。

    They want someone who can make coffee.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)只会(zhǐhuì)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    But I only know how to drink coffee.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，这个(zhège)空缺(kòngquē)我(wǒ)去(qù)试试(shìshì)。

    No problem. I'll go and try for this vacancy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)做(zuò)秘(mì)书(shū)的(de)空(kòng)缺(quē)职(zhí)位(wèi)。

There is a position available for a secretary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)空(kòng)缺(quē)已(yǐ)经(jīng)空(kòng)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)。

This vacancy has been open for three months.

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