空房 (kōng) — vacant room; deserted or haunted house
Definition
空房 (kōngfáng) literally means 'empty room' — it can mean a vacant room in a building (like a hotel or apartment) or a deserted/haunted house. Both senses share the idea of a room or house with nobody living in it.
noun
vacant roomdeserted or haunted house
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 空房。Zhè dòng lóu lǐ yǒu sān jiān kōng.There are three vacant rooms in this building.
- 空房。Nà dòng kōng yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi yǒu rén zhù le.That deserted house hasn't been lived in for a long time.
- 空房。Nà jiān kōng méi yǒu rén gǎn zhù.Nobody dares to live in that haunted house.
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