空头支票 (kōng) — rubber check, bounced check; empty promise, unkept promise

Definição

A 'blank check' with two senses: literally, a check with no funds behind it (rubber check, bounced by the bank); figuratively, any promise the maker can't or won't keep. Similar to 空话 but tied to a guarantee.

noun
rubber checkbounced checkempty promiseunkept promise
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Exemplos

  • 空头支票
    Tā gěi wǒ de nà zhāng kōng bèi yín háng tuì huí le.
    The rubber check he gave me was returned by the bank.
  • 空头支票
    Zhèng zhì jiā zài xuǎn jǔ shí jīng cháng kāi kōng.
    Politicians often make empty promises during elections.
  • 空头支票
    Bié xiāng xìn tā de huà, tā shuō de dōu shì kōng.
    Don't believe his words; everything he says is an empty promise.

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