kōng​kōng​rú​yě

absolutely empty

  • created sense approved 空空如也 · kōng​kōng​rú​yě · absolutely empty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空空如也

    kōng​kōng​rú​yě

    absolutely empty

    completely empty; having nothing at all (often describing a physical space, pocket, or vessel)

    空空 (reduplication) → 空 · kōng · empty 如 (bound) → 如 · rú · [state] 也 (bound) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 空空如也 · kōng​kōng​rú​yě · sincere and humble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空空如也

    kōng​kōng​rú​yě

    sincere and humble

    (literary) to be sincere, humble, and open-minded; describes a mind free of preconceptions, as famously used in the Analects to describe a person asking a question

    空空 (reduplication) → 空 · kōng · empty 如 (bound) → 如 · rú · [state] 也 (bound) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 空空如也 · kōng​kōng​rú​yě · vacuous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空空如也

    kōng​kōng​rú​yě

    vacuous

    hollow or devoid of content; used to describe arguments, speeches, or a person's head

    空空 (reduplication) → 空 · kōng · empty 如 (bound) → 如 · rú · [state] 也 (bound) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense