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空虚

kōng xū · kong xu

Traditional 空虛

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. hollow
  2. emptiness
  3. meaningless
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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)他(tā)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)是(shì)空(kōng)虚(xū)的(de)。

My life is hollow without him.

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

02

退(tuì)休(xiū)后(hòu)，他(tā)忽(hū)然(rán)觉(jué)得(de)日(rì)子(zi)很(hěn)空(kōng)虚(xū)。

After retiring, he suddenly felt that his days were very empty.

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