Definition
抽空 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to find time to do something'. The verb 抽 and the noun 空 can be separated by time expressions or complements, like 抽不出空 (can't find time) or 抽个空 (find a moment). The activity you find time for usually follows 空 with 来 or directly.
v.o.
to find time (to do something)
Examples
- 抽空。Wǒ chōu kòng qù kàn nǐ.I'll find time to visit you.
- ，。Wǒ zuìjìn tài máng le, chōu bù chū kòng lái.I've been too busy lately and can't find time.
- ，。Nǐ chōu gè kòng lái yíxià, wǒ yǒu shì gēn nǐ shuō.Find a moment to come over; I have something to tell you.
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