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kòng xīn

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kòng xīn on an empty stomach kōng xīn hollow; (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside 3 definitions

Definitions

  1. 1. on an empty stomach

Words Containing 空心

挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si

to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer

空心大老官
kōng xīn dà lǎo guān

fake important personage

空心墙
kōng xīn qiáng

cavity wall

空心球
kōng xīn qiú

hollow ball

空心老大
kōng xīn lǎo dà

pretentious and vacuous person

空心菜
kōng xīn cài

see 蕹菜[wèng cài]

空心萝卜
kōng xīn luó bo

useless person

空心面
kōng xīn miàn

macaroni

Child Words of 空心

心
xīn

heart

空
kōng

empty

空
kòng

to empty

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