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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掏空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掏空 tāo kōng - to hollow out
- to empty out
- to use up
- (finance) tunneling

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
- - 18,982 28,796 19,811

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
掏 tāo- to fish out (from pocket)
- to scoop
掏 tāo- variant of 掏[tao1]
空 kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
空 kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time

Other Words Containing 掏空

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
掏空 - - 18,982 28,796 19,811