空洞
Old HSK 6
空洞 (kōngdòng) · empty
空洞 (kōngdòng) means “empty; hollow; devoid of content”. It is written with 2 characters: 空 (empty) + 洞 (hole). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 空洞 is built
The characters
空 kōng · empty
What 空 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 穴 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
洞 dòng · hole
What 洞 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 同tóng — same
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丶 — dot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凡fán — any
Example sentences
这篇文章内容很空洞。Zhè piān wénzhāng nèiróng hěn kōngdòng.This article is empty of real content.
他的话听起来很空洞。Tā de huà tīngqǐlái hěn kōngdòng.His words sound hollow.
Questions about 空洞
What does 空洞 mean?
空洞 (kōngdòng) means “empty; hollow; devoid of content”.
How do you pronounce 空洞?
空洞 is pronounced kōngdòng.
Which HSK level is 空洞?
空洞 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 空气kōngqìair
- 有空儿yǒukòngrto be free
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 空儿kòngrspare time
- 天空tiānkōngsky
- 航空hángkōngaviation
- 空间kōngjiānspace
- 填空tiánkòngto fill in the blanks
- 空闲kòngxiánspare time
- 空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuunprecedented and unrepeatable
Learn 空洞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 108: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.