空心 (kòng xīn) — hollow (physically, with nothing inside); empty-minded; lacking substance or knowledge; on an empty stomach (used before a noun in certain collocations)

Definizione

Literally 'hollow' — used both for physical emptiness (空心面条) and, more figuratively at HSK 7, for people or things lacking substance in mind or character. Note the tone: kòng, not kōng, when meaning 'empty' (not 'sky').

adjective
hollow (physically, with nothing inside)empty-mindedlacking substance or knowledgeon an empty stomach (used before a noun in certain collocations)

Esempi

  • 空心
    Zhè zhǒng kòng xīn miàn tiáo zhǔ dé hěn kuài.
    This kind of hollow pasta cooks quickly.
  • 空心
    Tā shì gè kòng xīn de rén, nǎo zi lǐ méi shén me dōng xī.
    He is an empty-minded person with nothing much in his head.
  • 空心
    Tā cóng lái bù hē kòng xīn jiǔ.
    He never drinks on an empty stomach.

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