时空

shí kōng

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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

Definitions

1. time and place
2. world of a particular locale and era
3. (physics) space-time

Word relationships

Related words

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• 时间 shí jiān 时间 shí jiān time time aspect of spacetime: time
• 空间 kōng jiān 空间 kōng jiān space space aspect of spacetime: space
• 天地 tiān dì 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth similar meaning to 'world of a particular locale and era': heaven and earth

Usage notes

Common mistakes

时空 is not used to simply mean 'time and place' like English; it's more abstract, referring to the space-time continuum or a fictional world setting.

Example Sentences

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科学家们研究 时空 的奥秘。

Scientists study the mysteries of spacetime.

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Words Containing 时空

• 平行时空 平行时空 píng xíng shí kōng: parallel universe
• 时空旅行 时空旅行 shí kōng lǚ xíng: time travel
• 时空穿梭 时空穿梭 shí kōng chuān suō: time travel
• 时空穿越 时空穿越 shí kōng chuān yuè: time travel
• 时空错置 时空错置 shí kōng cuò zhì: having elements from another time or place
• 时空错置感 时空错置感 shí kōng cuò zhì gǎn: sense of being in another time and place
• 穿越时空 穿越时空 chuān yuè shí kōng: to travel through time

Child Words of 时空

• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 空 空 kōng: empty
• 空 空 kòng: to empty