absolutely empty; void of anything; completely ignorant
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Meanings
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absolutely empty; completely devoid of anything
literaryOriginally from 《论语·子罕》. Can describe a physical space with nothing inside, or metaphorically describe a person's mind (ignorant) or stomach (hungry).
Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
kuā夸
kuā夸
qí其
tán谈
，
qí其
shí实
dù肚
zi子
lǐ里
què却
shì是
kōng空
kōng空
rú如
yě也
。
Some people like to talk big, but in reality, their minds are completely empty.
Wǒ我
dǎ打
kāi开
bīng冰
xiāng箱
，
lǐ里
miàn面
kōng空
kōng空
rú如
yě也
，
gāi该
qù去
chāo超
shì市
le了
。
I opened the refrigerator, and it was absolutely empty; time to go to the supermarket.
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Tā他
duì对
zhè这
ge个
zhuān专
yè业
yī一
wú无
suǒ所
zhī知
，
nǎo脑
dai袋
lǐ里
kōng空
kōng空
rú如
yě也
。
He knows nothing about this field; his mind is completely void.
Qián钱
bāo包
bèi被
tōu偷
hòu后
，
kǒu口
dai袋
biàn变
de得
kōng空
kōng空
rú如
yě也
。
After the wallet was stolen, his pockets became completely empty.