Definition & Meaning

1.empty; devoid of content; vague and general

2.cavity; void; hollow in an object, e.g. sand hole of a casting, pulmonary cavity in a TB patient, etc.

Word usage

Words with kong dong

kōng dòng

空 洞

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1
adj.metaempty; devoid of content; vague and general
- zhè xiē huà kōng dòng qiě fú kuā
  这些话空洞且浮夸。
  These words empty and bombastic.
- zhè dōu shì yī xiē kōng dòng de gài niàn
  这都是一些空洞的概念。
  These are all empty conception.
- bù yào shuō kōng dòng de huà
  不要说空洞的话。
  Do not make vacuous remark.
synonym
lǒng tǒng笼统 kōng fàn空泛
antonym
jù tǐ具体 chōng shí充实
2
n.cavity; void; hollow in an object, e.g. sand hole of a casting, pulmonary cavity in a TB patient, etc.
- shēng tiě zhù jiàn zhōng de kōng dòng
  生铁铸件中的空洞
  hollow iron casting
- yá chǐ shàng de kōng dòng shì qǔ shí zào chéng de
  牙齿上的空洞是龋蚀造成的。
  Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.

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Reduplication
"空洞" can be reduplicated, for example: "空空洞洞".
- 这篇文章写得空空洞洞，没有实质内容。
  The article is devoid of substance.

Chinese words with pinyin kong dong

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