落空

luòkōng
to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing

CEDICT

to fail to achieve something; to come to nothing; to fall through

Wiktionary

  1. 一无所得。
  2. 空泛不实际。

重編國語辭典

  1. 想法或目标没有实现；没有着落
  2. 抽空

維基詞典

Homographs

落空 làkòng
  1. to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
  2. to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
落空 làokōng to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless

Entry Composition

1 落 luò
  1. to fall or drop
  2. (of the sun) to set
  3. (of a tide) to go out
  4. to lower
  5. to decline or sink
  6. to lag or fall behind
  7. to fall onto
  8. to rest with
  9. to get or receive
  10. to write down
  11. whereabouts
  12. settlement
2 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain

Containing this entry

希望落空 xīwàngluòkōng hopes are dashed