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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 空空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
空空 kōng kōng - empty
- vacuous
- nothing
- vacant
- in vain
- all for nothing
- air-to-air (missile)

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
- - 17,105 15,250 8,901

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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 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
空空 - - 17,105 15,250 8,901
两手空空 - - 19,170 40,357 24,686
空空如也 - - 24,491 40,742 34,180
空空荡荡 - - 32,055 44,019 39,074