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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 两 | liǎng | - two - both - some - a few - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 手 | 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] |
| 空 | kōng | - empty - air - sky - in vain |
| 空 | kòng | - to empty - vacant - unoccupied - space - leisure - free time |
| 空 | kōng | - empty - air - sky - in vain |
| 空 | 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 |