Definition
填空 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to fill in blanks' — used for test questions, forms, or vacancies. The verb 填 and the object 空 can split: you can insert a measure word or modifier between them, like 填一个空 ('fill in one blank') or 填了几个空 ('filled in several blanks'). It's also used in the context of filling a job vacancy, though the test-question sense is more common.
v.o.
to fill in blanks (on a test or form)to fill a vacancy
Examples
- 填空。Kǎoshì de dì yī bùfen shì tián kòng tí.The first part of the exam is fill-in-the-blank questions.
- 。Qǐng nǐ zài měi ge kòng gé lǐ tián yí ge cí.Please fill in one word in each blank.
- 填空。Zhè cì zhāopìn yào tián kòng sān ge zhíwèi.This recruitment drive needs to fill three positions.
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