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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 两手空空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng - empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 19,170 40,357 24,686

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liǎng- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time
kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time

Other Words Containing 两手空空

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
两手空空 - - 19,170 40,357 24,686