真空 (zhēn kōng) — vacuum (physics, empty space); vacuum (insulated or sealed container); vacuum (figurative, absence or void)
Definition
真空 is literally 'true empty' — a complete absence of air/matter (physics vacuum, vacuum flask) or a figurative void like a 'power vacuum'. 空白 is just an empty space left on a page or in knowledge, not physical emptiness.
noun
vacuum (physics, empty space)vacuum (insulated or sealed container)vacuum (figurative, absence or void)
Examples
- ，真空。Zài shí yàn shì lǐ, kē xué jiā zhì zào le zhēn kōng huán jìng.In the lab, scientists created a vacuum environment.
- 真空，。Zhè ge shuǐ hú yǒu zhēn kōng céng, kě yǐ bǎo wēn.This kettle has a vacuum layer that retains heat.
- ，真空。Zǒng tǒng cí zhí hòu, guó nèi chū xiàn le quán lì zhēn kōng.After the president resigned, a power vacuum appeared in the country.
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