空 ⇒
空 kōng/kòng, empty/air/sky/in vain, to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time
空间 kōngjiān, [空間], space/room/(fig.) scope/leeway/(astronomy) outer space/(physics, math.) space
空气 kōngqì, [空氣], air/atmosphere
太空 tàikōng, outer space
有空 yǒukòng, to have time (to do sth)
天空 tiānkōng, sky
空中 kōngzhōng, in the sky/in the air
航空 hángkōng, aviation
空军 kōngjūn, [空軍], air force
时空 shíkōng, [時空], time and place/world of a particular locale and era/(physics) space-time
没空 空白 kòngbái, blank space
空手 kōngshǒu, empty-handed/unarmed/(painting, embroidery etc) without following a model/(abbr....
空调 kōngtiáo, [空調], air conditioning/air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)/CL:臺...
空虚 kōngxū, [空虛], hollow/emptiness/meaningless
太空船 tàikōngchuán, spaceship
上空 shàngkōng, overhead/in the sky
空地 kōngdì/kòngdì, air-to-surface (missile), vacant land/open space
凭空 píngkōng, [憑空], baseless (lie)/without foundation
空姐 kōngjiě, abbr. for 空中小姐/stewardess/air hostess/female flight attendant
空缺 kòngquē, vacancy
抽空 chōukòng, to find the time to do sth
空闲 kòngxián, [空閒], idle/free time/leisure/unused (place)
空袭 kōngxí, [空襲], air raid/attack from the air
高空 gāokōng, high altitude
空洞 kōngdòng, cavity/empty/vacuous
升空 shēngkōng, [昇空], to rise to the sky/to lift off/to levitate/liftoff
空位 kōngwèi, empty place/room (for sb)
空前 kōngqián, unprecedented
空壳 真空 zhēnkōng, vacuum
空间站 kōngjiānzhàn, [空間站], space station
空房 航空局 hángkōngjú, aviation agency
空旷 kōngkuàng, [空曠], spacious and empty/void
太空人 tàikōngrén, astronaut
空运 kōngyùn, [空運], air transport
落空 làokōng/luòkōng/luòkòng, to fail to achieve something/to be fruitless, to fail/to fall through/to come to...
防空 fángkōng, anti-aircraft defense
防空洞 fángkōngdòng, air-raid shelter
半空 bànkōng, midair
星空 xīngkōng, starry sky/the heavens
空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng, [空蕩蕩], absolutely empty (space)/complete vacuum
空空 kōngkōng, empty/vacuous/nothing/vacant/in vain/all for nothing/air-to-air (missile)
空无一人 kōngwúyīrén, [空無一人], not a soul in sight (idiom)
空想 kōngxiǎng, daydream/fantasy/to fantasize
领空 lǐngkōng, [領空], territorial air space
夜空 yèkōng, night sky
掏空 tāokōng, to hollow out/to empty out/to use up/(finance) tunneling
空隙 kòngxì, crack/gap between two objects/gap in time between two events
两手空空 liǎngshǒukōngkōng, [兩手空空], empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
空难 kōngnàn, [空難], air crash/aviation accident or incident
赤手空拳 chìshǒukōngquán, empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on/unarmed and defenseles...
后空翻 hòukōngfān, [後空翻], backward somersault/backflip
腾空 téngkōng, [騰空], to soar/to rise high into the air
洗劫一空 xǐjiéyīkōng, to steal everything
空心 kōngxīn/kòngxīn, hollow/empty headed/mindless, on an empty stomach
太空舱 tàikōngcāng, [太空艙], space capsule/ejection capsule (cabin)
空谈 kōngtán, [空談], prattle/idle chit-chat
空投 kōngtóu, air drop/to drop supplies by air
空子 kòngzi, gap/unoccupied space or time/fig. gap/loophole
空包弹 空话 kōnghuà, [空話], empty talk/bunk/malicious gossip
空余 kòngyú, [空餘], free/vacant/unoccupied
空空如也 kōngkōngrúyě, as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft/to have nothing/vacuous/hollow/e...
空降 kōngjiàng, to drop from the sky/(fig.) to appear out of nowhere/(attributive) airborne
司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn, [司空見慣], a common occurrence (idiom)
太空站 tàikōngzhàn, space station
空头支票 航空母舰 hángkōngmǔjiàn, [航空母艦], aircraft carrier/CL:艘[sōu]/(coll.) (fig.) sth huge/(like) a whale
一场空 yīchángkōng, [一場空], all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing/futile
空格 kònggé, blank/blank space on a form/space/囗 (indicating missing or illegible character)
空管 冷空气 空前绝后 kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
空置 kōngzhì, to set sth aside/to let sth lie idle/idle/unused
空想家 kōngxiǎngjiā, impractical dreamer
空头 kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
低空 dīkōng, low altitude
空中小姐 kōngzhōngxiǎojiě, stewardess/air hostess
天马行空 tiānmǎxíngkōng, [天馬行空], like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy...
空挡 kōngdǎng, [空擋], neutral gear
空当 kòngdāng, [空當], gap/interval
晴空 地对空 空门 空空荡荡 kōngkōngdàngdàng, [空空盪盪]/[空空蕩蕩], deserted, absolutely empty (space)/complete vacuum
中空 zhōngkōng, hollow/empty interior
空腹 kōngfù, an empty stomach
亏空 kuīkōng, [虧空], in debt/in the red/in deficit
空儿 kòngr, [空兒], spare time/free time
太空服 tàikōngfú, spacesuit
空穴来风 kōngxuéláifēng, [空穴來風], lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)/fig. unfounded (story)/baseless (claim)
凭空捏造 píngkōngniēzào, [憑空捏造], fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
钻空子 zuānkòngzi, [鑽空子], lit. to drill a hole/to take advantage of a loophole/to exploit an advantage/to ...
一扫而空 yīsǎoérkōng, [一掃而空], to sweep clean/to clean out
空域 凌空 língkōng, be high up in the sky
目空一切 mùkōngyīqiè, the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant/condescending/su...
空降兵 kōngjiàngbīng, paratroopers
销售一空 陆海空 海陆空 hǎilùkòng, [海陸空], sea land air (transport, or military operations)
放空 fàngkōng, to relax completely/to empty one's mind/(finance) to sell short/(of a commercial...
空车 空哥 悬空 xuánkōng, [懸空], to hang in the air/suspended in midair/(fig.) uncertain
虚空 xūkōng, [虛空], void/hollow/empty
人去楼空 rénqùlóukōng, [人去樓空], the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)/the sight of a deserted place...
得空 dékòng, to have leisure time
挖空心思 wākōngxīnsi, to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer/to rack one's br...
说空话 长空 chángkōng, [長空], (literary) the vast sky/(finance) eventual downturn/poor prospects in the long t...
空白处 晴空万里 qíngkōngwànlǐ, [晴空萬里], a clear and boundless sky
空口无凭 空战 kōngzhàn, [空戰], air war/air warfare
空勤 横空出世 净空 空调机 空转 空肠 kōngcháng, [空腸], jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠...
镂空 lòukōng, [鏤空], openwork/fretwork
架空 jiàkōng, to build (a hut etc) on stilts/to install (power lines etc) overhead/(fig.) unfo...
宇宙空间 盛况空前 shèngkuàngkōngqián, [盛況空前], a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
空气锤 空防 kōngfáng, air force/air defense
空阔 空中楼阁 kōngzhōnglóugé, [空中樓閣], pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction/castles in Spain/i...
腾空而起 填空 tiánkòng, to fill a job vacancy/to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
万人空巷 wànrénkōngxiàng, [萬人空巷], the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)/...
真空管 zhēnkōngguǎn, vacuum tube
空架子 空箱 空灵 空港 kōnggǎng, airport (abbr. for 航空港[háng kōng gǎng])
空泛 kōngfàn, vague and general/not specific/shallow/empty
空吸 扑空 pūkōng, [撲空], lit. to rush at thin air/fig. to miss one's aim/to have nothing to show for one'...
空心砖 空洞无物 kōngdòngwúwù, [空洞無物], empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance/nothing new to show
空格键 kònggéjiàn, [空格鍵], space bar (keyboard)
孙悟空 SūnWùkōng, [孫悟空], Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Jou...
空间结构 偷空 tōukòng, to take some time out/to make use of a spare moment
全日空 QuánRìkōng, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
东方航空 DōngfāngHángkōng, [東方航空], China Eastern Airlines
空暇 kòngxiá, idle/free time/leisure
空客 Kōngkè, Airbus (abbr. for 空中客車|空中客车[Kōng zhōng Kè chē])
防空壕 放空炮 fàngkōngpào, (lit.) to fire blank shots/(fig.) to be all talk and no action/to shoot one's mo...
空调器 空炮 空对空 航空站 hángkōngzhàn, air terminal
航空兵 航空学 hángkōngxué, [航空學], aviation science
空城计 kōngchéngjì, [空城計], the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed w...
制空权 真空泵 zhēnkōngbèng, vacuum pump
空穴 kòngxué, electron hole (physics)
轮空 空额 kòngé, [空額], vacancy/unfilled work place
空行 碧空 bìkōng, the blue sky
暖空气 烈日当空 空谈家 一纸空文 yīzhǐkōngwén, [一紙空文], a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一抢而空 航空界 航空器 hángkōngqì, aircraft
航空信 hángkōngxìn, airmail letter
超低空 贝茨空 地空导弹 抢购一空 航空队 坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
少 ⇒
多少 duōshǎo/duōshao, number/amount/somewhat, how much?/how many?/(phone number, student ID etc) what ...
至少 zhìshǎo, at least/(to say the) least
少 shǎo/shào, few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom, young
不少 bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
少校 shàoxiào, junior ranking officer in Chinese army/major/lieutenant commander
减少 jiǎnshǎo, [減少], to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower
少女 shàonǚ, girl/young lady
青少年 qīngshàonián, adolescent/youth/teenager
少年 shàonián, early youth/youngster/(literary) youth/young man
缺少 quēshǎo, lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
少数 shǎoshù, [少數], small number/few/minority
少见 shǎojiàn, [少見], rare/not familiar (to the speaker)/sth rarely experience/hard to see
少爷 shàoye, [少爺], son of the boss/young master of the house/your son (honorific)
少量 shǎoliàng, a smidgen/a little bit/a few
少尉 shàowèi, second lieutenant (army rank)
少于 或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo, more or less
少许 shǎoxǔ, [少許], a little/a few
年少 niánshào, young/junior
少将 shàojiàng, [少將], major general/rear admiral/air vice marshal
少不了 shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
少有 shǎoyǒu, rare/infrequent
少数民族 shǎoshùmínzú, [少數民族], national minority/ethnic group
少年犯 shàoniánfàn, young criminal/juvenile delinquent
稀少 xīshǎo, sparse/rare
知之甚少 少林 Shàolín, the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少儿 shàoér, [少兒], child
多多少少 duōduōshǎoshǎo, to some extent/more or less
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
最少 zuìshǎo, at least/minimum/lowest (amount)/minimal
少妇 shàofù, [少婦], young married woman
少男 阔少 凶多吉少 xiōngduōjíshǎo, everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious/everything points ...
老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
少林寺 ShàolínSì, Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少薰 少佐 少允 少言寡语 不在少数 寡言少语 少男少女 shàonánshàonǚ, boys and girls/teenagers
少部分 少年宫 ShàoniánGōng, [少年宮], Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurr...
少时 少壮派 shàozhuàngpài, [少壯派], young guard/young and vigorous group with new ideas/new wave
大少爷 人烟稀少 rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo, lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)/fig. not enough to go around/demand e...
少年儿童 少来 shǎolái, [少來], refrain (from doing sth)/(coll.) Come on!/Give me a break!/Save it!
金少薰 少年报 少年人 少根弦 少白头 崔少云 为数不少 缺医少药 少奶奶 shàonǎinai, young lady of the house/wife of the young master
会少林 缺斤少两 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
少薰真 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
少陪 少者 少待