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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扑空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扑空 pū kōng - lit. to rush at thin air
- fig. to miss one's aim
- to have nothing to show for one's troubles

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
- - 52,485 67,109 61,088

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
扑 pū- to throw oneself at
- to pounce on
- to devote one's energies
- to flap
- to flutter
- to dab
- to pat
- to bend over
空 kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
空 kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time

Other Words Containing 扑空

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
扑空 - - 52,485 67,109 61,088