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on an empty stomach

Word usage

kòng xīn

空 心

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v.on an empty stomach
- xiān chī diǎn cài diàn diàn miǎn de dāi huì hē kòng xīn jiǔ
  先吃点菜垫垫，免得待会喝空心酒。
  Eat a bit first, so as not to drink on an empty stomach.
- zhè yào yào kòng xīn chī
  这药要空心吃。
  This medicine should be taken on an empty stomach.
synonym
kōng fù空腹
antonym
shí xīn实心

Word usage

Separable word
"空" and "心" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这棵树已经空了心。
  The tree is hollow in stem.

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