carry nothing; with no belongings
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have nothing on one's person; to carry no belongings
informalOften used to describe traveling or moving about without luggage or personal items. The colloquial variant '空身儿' (kōng shēnr) is common in speech.
Tā他
shén什
me么
dōu都
méi没
dài带
，
jiù就
kōng空
shēn身
r儿
qù去
le了
Guǎng广
zhōu州
。
He carried nothing and went to Guangzhou empty-handed.
Chū出
mén门
bàn办
shì事
，
kōng空
shēn身
fāng方
biàn便
duō多
le了
。
It's much more convenient to go out on errands without carrying anything.
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Xiǎo小
tōu偷
kōng空
shēn身
liū溜
zǒu走
le了
，
shén什
me么
yě也
méi没
tōu偷
dào到
。
The thief slipped away empty-handed, having stolen nothing.
Nǐ你
qù去
jī机
chǎng场
jiē接
rén人
，
shuō说
bu不
dìng定
rén人
jiā家
jiù就
yī一
gè个
kōng空
shēn身
r儿
lái来
de的
。
When you go to the airport to pick someone up, they might have come with no luggage at all.