Hanzi
Traditional
空
Simplified
空

to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

kōng, kòng, kǒng

Bopomofo

ㄎㄨㄥ, ㄎㄨㄥˋ, ㄎㄨㄥˇ

Jyutping

hung1

Example sentences

天空 tiānkōng
今晚的天空有很多星星。

There are many stars in the sky tonight.

似乎 sìhū
天空很暗，似乎快要下雨了。

The sky is very dark; it seems it is about to rain.

星空 xīngkōng
仰望星空，讓人感到渺小。
仰望星空，让人感到渺小。

Gazing at the starry sky makes one feel small.

深邃 shēnsuì
晚上，孩子仰望深邃的星空。

At night, the child gazed up at the deep, vast starry sky.

時空 / 时空 shíkōng
這部電影講述了一個穿越時空的愛情故事。
这部电影讲述了一个穿越时空的爱情故事。

This movie tells a love story about traveling through space and time.

有空 yǒukòng
如果你明天有空，我們一起去喝咖啡吧。
如果你明天有空，我们一起去喝咖啡吧。

If you are free tomorrow, let's go have coffee together.

你 nǐ
你明天有空嗎？
你明天有空吗？

Are you free tomorrow?

空 kōng
這個盒子是空的。
这个盒子是空的。

This box is empty.

氣 / 气 qì
森林裡的空氣非常清新。
森林里的空气非常清新。

The air in the forest is very fresh.

上空 shàngkōng
飛機在城市上空緩慢飛行。
飞机在城市上空缓慢飞行。

The airplane is flying slowly over the city.

Example Vocabulary

天空

tian1'kong1

sky

星空

xing1'kong1

starry sky

時空

shi2'kong1

space-time

有空

you3'kong4

to have free time; to be available

空

kong1

empty; hollow

上空

shang4'kong1

overhead; the sky above

人去樓空

ren2'qu4'lou2'kong1

半空

ban4'kong1

填空

tian2'kong4

to fill in the blanks; gap-filling (test)

夜空

ye4'kong1

night sky

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