空荡荡 (kōng dàng dàng) — (of a place) empty, deserted; (of one's heart or mind) empty, hollow
Definition
Describes a visible emptiness — a deserted room, street, or a hollow feeling inside. For emotional/spiritual emptiness prefer 空虚; for unfrequented places 冷落 is closer to 'desolate'.
adjective
(of a place) emptydeserted(of one's heart or mind) emptyhollow
Examples
- 空荡荡，。Zhěng tiáo jiē kōng dàng dàng de, yí gè rén yě méi yǒu.The whole street is empty, without a single person.
- ，空荡荡。Tā lí kāi hòu, wǒ xīn lǐ kōng dàng dàng de.After he left, I felt empty inside.
- ，，空荡荡。Zhè ge fáng jiān suī rán hěn dà, dàn jiā jù hěn shǎo, kàn qǐ lái kōng dàng dàng de.The room is very large, but there is little furniture, so it looks empty.
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