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Chinese dictionary
v.fail to find a person where he is supposed to be; fail to get/achieve what one wants
今天我们去找她，希望不会扑空。
We hope that she will be at home today when we go to see her.
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Word usage
- Separable word"扑" and "空" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我到他家里去找他，扑了一个空。
I went to his house to look for him but failed to meet him.
我们等了一晚上，却扑了个空。
We waited all night but failed to achieve what we wanted.