脱空

脫空
tuōkōng
  1. to fail
  2. to come to nothing
  3. to fall through (of plans, hopes)
  4. to lie

CEDICT

  1. 前功尽弃，一无所得。
  2. 掉弄玄虚、背信、不老实。元．关汉卿《救风尘．第四折》：「则俺这脱空的故人何处？」《儒林外史．第五四回》：「他自从来宾楼张家的妖精缠昏了头，那一处不脱空！」也作「託空」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 脱 tuō
  1. to shed
  2. to take off
  3. to escape
  4. to get away from
2 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain

Related entries

不及格 bùjígé
  1. to fail
  2. to flunk
他因为准备太少考试不及格了。

He failed in the examination for lack of preparation.

Source: Tatoeba

不遂 bùsuì
  1. to fail
  2. to fail to materialize
  3. not to get one's way
失效 shīxiào
  1. to fail
  2. to lose effectiveness
挂科 guàkē to fail (a course)
我要挂科了！

I'm going to fail the class!

Source: Tatoeba

当掉 dàngdiào
  1. to fail (a student)
  2. to pawn
  3. (of a computer or program) to crash
  4. to stop working
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