Definition
空头支票 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally refers to a 'blank check' — a check written without sufficient funds in the bank account. Figuratively, it means an empty promise or a commitment that the speaker has no intention or ability to keep. You can use it in financial contexts (literal) or in everyday speech to criticize someone who makes promises they don't keep.
n.
rubber checkbounced checkempty promiseunkept promise
Examples
- 空头支票。Tā gěi wǒ de nà zhāng kōng bèi yínháng tuìhuí le.The rubber check he gave me was returned by the bank.
- 空头支票。Zhèngzhìjiā zài xuǎnjǔ shí jīngcháng kāi kōng.Politicians often make empty promises during elections.
- ，空头支票。Bié xiāngxìn tā de huà, tā shuō de dōu shì kōng.Don't believe his words; everything he says is an empty promise.
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