Chinese word dictionary

空空如也

kōng kōng rú yě · as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous

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Simplified空空如也

Traditional空空如也

Pinyinkōng kōng rú yě

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Character breakdown

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空kōng

hollow, empty, deserted, bare

空kōng

hollow, empty, deserted, bare

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

也yě

also, too

How to learn 空空如也

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Words with the same characters

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也yě

also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]; surname Ye

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

空调kōngtiáo

air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

空kōng

empty; air; sky; in vain