悬空 (xuán kōng) — colgar en el aire; suspender en el aire; estar divorciado de la realidad; ser poco realista (de ideas, planes)

Definición

Used literally for things physically hanging in midair, and figuratively for ideas, plans, or policies that are 'up in the air' — ungrounded from reality. Note the verb-complement split: 悬着空.

verb
colgar en el airesuspender en el aireestar divorciado de la realidadser poco realista (de ideas, planes)

Ejemplos

  • Nà gēn shéng zi yì zhí xuán zhe kōng, méi rén gǎn qù lā.
    That rope has been hanging in the air all along; nobody dares to pull it.
  • 悬空
    Tā de xiǎng fǎ tài xuán kōng, gēn běn bú xiàn shí.
    His ideas are too divorced from reality; they're completely impractical.
  • Zhè ge zhèng cè rú guǒ yì zhí xuán zhe kōng, yǒng yuǎn wú fǎ luò shí.
    If this policy remains suspended in the air, it will never be implemented.

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