落空

lào kōng

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là kòng to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by

lào kōng to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless

luò kōng to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing

Definitions

1. to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless

Words Containing 落空

xī wàng luò kōng

hopes are dashed

Child Words of 落空

empty

to empty

to leave out

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

to fall or drop