empty; vacuous; lacking substance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
empty; vacuous; lacking substance or depth
literaryOften used formally or in classical prose to critique academic knowledge, writing style, or arguments as being superficial and without solid content.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
lǐ理
lùn论
suī虽
gāo高
，
dàn但
nèi内
róng容
kōng空
shū疏
，
nán难
yǐ以
fú服
rén人
。
This article's theory is lofty, but its content is vacuous and difficult to be convincing.
Tā他
bù不
xué学
wú无
shù术
，
cái才
xué学
kōng空
shū疏
，
què却
xǐ喜
huān欢
kuā夸
kuā夸
qí其
tán谈
。
He is ignorant and incompetent, his scholarship is shallow, yet he loves to boast.
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Nà那
chǎng场
biàn辩
lùn论
chōng充
chì斥
zhe着
kōng空
shū疏
zhī之
lùn论
，
háo毫
wú无
jiàn建
shè设
xìng性
。
That debate was filled with empty arguments and had no constructive value.