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Definition(s) for: 人去楼空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
人去楼空 rén qù lóu kōng - lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom)
- fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted

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
- - 41,296 42,694 36,006

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to go
- to go to (a place)
- (of a time etc) last
- just passed
- to send
- to remove
- to get rid of
- to reduce
- to be apart from in space or time
- to die (euphemism)
- to play (a part)
- (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
- (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
- (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
lóu- surname Lou
lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time

Other Words Containing 人去楼空

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
人去楼空 - - 41,296 42,694 36,006