Definition
空白 (kòng bái) is a noun meaning 'blank space' or 'gap', used for a space left unfilled on a page or for a void in memory or knowledge. It contrasts with 空地 (kòng dì) 'vacant land' and 真空 (zhēn kōng) 'vacuum'. Unlike the adjective 空 (kòng) 'empty, free', 空白 is always a noun.
noun
blank space (on a page or form)gapvoid (in memory, knowledge, e.g., memory, research, an industry)
Examples
- 。Qǐng zài zhè fèn biǎogé de kòng bái chù qiānzì.Please sign in the blank space on this form.
- 空白。Tā de yánjiū tiánbǔ le gāi lǐngyù de yí gè kòng bái.His research filled a gap in that field.
- ，空白。Guānyú nà jiàn shì, wǒ de jìyì shì yí piàn kòng bái.Concerning that matter, my memory is a blank.
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