空空如也

tā de nǎo dai kōng kōng rú yě

他的脑袋空空如也。

His mind is simply empty.

fáng jiān li kōng kōng rú yě

房间里空空如也。

The room was utterly empty.

yǒu xiē rén xǐ huan kuā kuā qí tán shí jì shàng dù zi li què shì kōng kōng rú yě

有些人喜欢夸夸其谈，实际上肚子里却是空空如也。

Some people have glib tongues but empty heads.

guǎng chǎng shang kōng kōng rú yě

广场上空空如也。

The square was empty.

tā fáng jiān li chú le yī zhāng chuáng hé yī gè yī chú jī hū kōng kōng rú yě

他房间里除了一张床和一个衣橱，几乎空空如也。

His room was bare except for a bed and a wardrobe.

chú le liáo liáo jǐ gè xíng rén wài jiē shang kōng kōng rú yě

除了寥寥几个行人外，街上空空如也。

The streets were empty except for a few stray passers-by.

kǒu dai kōng kōng rú yě

口袋空空如也

be low in one's pocket