空虚 (kōng xū) — empty (emotionally, spiritually); hollow; meaningless
Definition
空虚 describes an emotional or spiritual emptiness — feeling hollow inside, life or ideas lacking meaning. Unlike 空洞 (often for speech/writing) or 空荡荡 (for physical spaces), it points to an inner state.
adjective
empty (emotionally, spiritually)hollowmeaningless
Examples
- 空虚。Tā chéng gōng yǐ hòu fǎn ér jué de xīn lǐ hěn kōng xū.After he succeeded, he felt even more empty inside.
- 空虚。Méi yǒu mù biāo de shēng huó ràng rén gǎn dào kōng xū.Life without goals makes people feel empty.
- 空虚。Nà xiē kǒu hào tīng qǐ lái fēi cháng kōng xū.Those slogans sound very hollow.
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