空空如也

kōngkōngrúyě
  1. as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
  2. to have nothing
  3. vacuous
  4. hollow
  5. empty (argument, head etc)

CEDICT

empty; vacuous; having nothing

Wiktionary

  1. 形容诚恳虚心的样子。
  2. 一无所有。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 空空 kōngkōng
  1. empty
  2. vacuous
  3. nothing
  4. vacant
  5. in vain
  6. all for nothing
  7. air-to-air (missile)
2 如 rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as
3 也 yě
  1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
  2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a

Related entries

空空 kōngkōng
  1. empty
  2. vacuous
  3. nothing
  4. vacant
  5. in vain
  6. all for nothing
  7. air-to-air (missile)
空洞 kōngdòng
  1. cavity
  2. empty
  3. vacuous
中空 zhōngkōng
  1. hollow
  2. empty interior
空心 kōngxīn
  1. hollow
  2. (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside
  3. (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)
狐狸躲在了空心樹裏面。

The fox hid in the hollow tree.

Source: Tatoeba

空虚 kōngxū
  1. hollow
  2. emptiness
  3. meaningless
没有他我的生活是空虚的。

My life is hollow without him.

Source: Tatoeba

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