懸空

悬空
xuánkōng
  1. to hang in the air
  2. suspended in midair
  3. (fig.) uncertain

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to hang in the balance
  2. (grammar) to strand
  3. (literal) to suspend in the air
  4. (of a position, job, etc.) to be vacant
  5. to be vacant
  6. to hang in the balance
  7. to strand
  8. to suspend in the air

Wiktionary

  1. 離開地面，懸垂於空中。
  2. 比喻空洞、脫離現實。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 懸 xuán
  1. to hang or suspend
  2. to worry
  3. public announcement
  4. unresolved
  5. baseless
  6. without foundation
2 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain

Containing this entry

懸空寺 Xuánkōng Sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi

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蒸騰 zhēngténg
  1. (of a vapor etc) to rise
  2. to hang in the air
渺渺茫茫 miǎomiǎomángmáng
  1. uncertain
  2. unknown
  3. fuzzy
渺茫 miǎománg
  1. uncertain
  2. remote
  3. distant and indistinct
  4. vague
無把握 wúbǎwò uncertain
惙 chuò
  1. mournful
  2. uncertain
沒底 méidǐ
  1. unsure
  2. uncertain
  3. unending