Definition & Meaning

find time/leisure (to do something); get round (to something/doing something)

Word usage

chōu kòng

抽 空

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v.find time/leisure (to do something); get round (to something/doing something)
- chōu kòng qù xué xí
  抽空去学习
  find time to study
- chōu kòng dǎ ge dǔn r
  抽空打个盹儿
  snatch a little sleep
- tā zuì jìn tài máng le jīn tiān cái chōu kòng xiě le zhè fēng xìn
  他最近太忙了，今天才抽空写了这封信。
  He was so busy recently that he found time to write this letter today.
- jiě jie cháng cháng chōu kòng yuè dú zhé xué shū cóng zhōng dé dào le bù shǎo hǎo chu
  姐姐常常抽空阅读哲学书，从中得到了不少好处。
  My sister often finds time to read philosophy books, from which she gets a lot of benefits.
synonym
tōu xián偷闲 tōu kòng偷空 chǒu kòng瞅空 chōu xián抽闲

Word usage

Separable word
"抽" and "空" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我昨天抽了个空去见他。
  I managed to find time to meet him yesterday.
- 她这些天非常忙，根本抽不出空来休息。
  She is so busy these days that she can’t find time to rest.
- 你明天抽个空来一下。
  Come here tomorrow when you have a free moment.

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