empty; vacant; deserted
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
empty; hollow; deserted
informalUsed as a predicative adjective (often with 的) or adjectival complement to describe a space feeling eerily, starkly, or unpleasantly empty. Emphasizes the absence of people or objects that would normally be present. Can carry a subtle connotation of loneliness or desolation.
Tóng同
xué学
men们
dōu都
huí回
jiā家
le了
，
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
。
All the classmates have gone home, and the classroom is completely empty.
Guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
liǎng两
sān三
gè个
rén人
。
The square was deserted, with only two or three people.
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Tā他
bān搬
zǒu走
yǐ以
hòu后
，
zhè这
jiān间
gōng公
yù寓
gǎn感
jué觉
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
。
After he moved out, this apartment feels hollow and empty.
Huò货
jià架
bèi被
qiǎng抢
gòu购
yī一
kōng空
，
zhěng整
gè个
chāo超
shì市
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
。
The shelves were cleared out by panic buying, and the whole supermarket looked eerily empty.
Shēn深
yè夜
de的
jiē街
dào道
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
，
tīng听
bù不
dào到
yī一
diǎn点
shēng声
yīn音
。
The street at midnight was deserted, with not a sound to be heard.