cháng
kōng

idiom
common

Meaning of 一场空

一场空 means all in vain; complete waste of effort; to come to nothing. Pronounced yī cháng kōng.

  • all in vain; complete waste of effort; to come to nothing

Definitions & Examples

xīn
le
nián
 
dào
tóu
lái
què
shì
cháng
kōng
 

He worked hard for a whole year, but in the end it was all in vain.

guǒ
zuò
hǎo
zhǔn
bèi
 
zhè
xíng
néng
huì
biàn
chéng
cháng
kōng
 

If you don't prepare well, this trip might turn into a wasted effort.

suǒ
yǒu
de
huà
dōu
chéng
le
cháng
kōng
 

All his plans came to nothing.