devoid of content; empty; unsubstantial
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be devoid of content; to lack substance; to be empty
literaryCommonly used in set phrases such as 言之无物 (speech lacking substance), 空洞无物 (empty and devoid of content), and 眼空无物 (vacant look).
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
kōng空
dòng洞
wú无
wù物
，
háo毫
wú无
jià价
zhí值
。
This article is empty and devoid of content, completely worthless.
Tā他
yán言
zhī之
wú无
wù物
，
shuō说
le了
bàn半
tiān天
dà大
jiā家
yě也
méi没
tīng听
dǒng懂
。
His speech lacked substance; even after talking for a long time, nobody understood what he meant.
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Shī诗
rén人
yǎn眼
kōng空
wú无
wù物
，
wéi唯
jiàn见
cháng长
jiāng江
tiān天
jì际
liú流
。
The poet's eyes saw nothing in the emptiness, only the Yangtze River flowing toward the horizon.