Definition
空荡荡 is a vivid reduplicated adjective describing a place or feeling that is completely empty and deserted, emphasizing the visual or felt hollowness. It differs from 空虚 (kōng xū, emotional/spiritual emptiness) and 空洞 (kōng dòng, ideas lacking substance). 冷落 (lěng luò) focuses on a place being unfrequented or a person snubbed.
adjective
(of a place) emptydeserted(of one's heart or mind) emptyhollow
Examples
- 空荡荡，。Zhěng tiáo jiē kōng dàng dàng de, yí gè rén yě méiyǒu.The whole street is empty, without a single person.
- ，空荡荡。Tā líkāi hòu, wǒ xīn lǐ kōng dàng dàng de.After he left, I felt empty inside.
- ，，空荡荡。Zhège fángjiān suīrán hěn dà, dàn jiājù hěn shǎo, kàn qǐlai kōng dàng dàng de.The room is very large, but there is little furniture, so it looks empty.
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