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空空

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kōng kōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. empty
  2. 2. vacuous
  3. 3. nothing
  4. 4. vacant
  5. 5. in vain
  6. 6. all for nothing
  7. 7. air-to-air (missile)

Words Containing 空空

两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng

empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

妙手空空
miào shǒu kōng kōng

petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)

空空如也
kōng kōng rú yě

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft

空空导弹
kōng kōng dǎo dàn

air-to-air missile

空空洞洞
kōng kōng dòng dòng

empty

空空荡荡
kōng kōng dàng dàng

deserted

Child Words of 空空

空
kōng

empty

空
kòng

to empty

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