空心

kōng 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. hollow
2. (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside
3. (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)

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