Definition
空心 is an adjective meaning 'hollow' in a physical sense (e.g., hollow pasta or a hollow ball), 'empty-minded' (referring to a person who lacks substance or knowledge), and 'on an empty stomach' (used in fixed collocations like 喝空心酒 'drink on an empty stomach'). It is most commonly used as an attributive modifier before nouns, though it can also appear as a predicate.
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hollow (physically, with nothing inside)empty-mindedlacking substance or knowledgeon an empty stomach (used before a noun in certain collocations)
Examples
- 空心。Zhè zhǒng kòng xīn miàntiáo zhǔ de hěn kuài.This kind of hollow pasta cooks quickly.
- 空心，。Tā shì ge kòng xīn de rén, nǎozi lǐ méi shénme dōngxi.He is an empty-minded person with nothing much in his head.
- 空心。Tā cónglái bù hē kòng xīn jiǔ.He never drinks on an empty stomach.
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