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空口
kōng kǒu
Pinyin
Definition
空口
-
kōng kǒu
incomplete meal of a single dish
meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine
rice without meat or vegetables
Character Decomposition
空
穴
工
口
口
Related Words
(20)
人口
rén kǒu
1
population
2
people
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
1
wound
2
cut
入口
rù kǒu
1
entrance
2
to import
出口
chū kǒu
1
an exit
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
to speak
4
to export
5
(of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
1
mouth
2
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
口袋
kǒu dài
1
pocket
2
bag
3
sack
4
CL:個|个[gè]
天空
tiān kōng
1
sky
时空
shí kōng
1
time and place
2
world of a particular locale and era
3
(physics) space-time
有空
yǒu kòng
1
to have time (to do sth)
空
kōng
1
empty
2
air
3
sky
4
in vain
空气
kōng qì
1
air
2
atmosphere
空虚
kōng xū
1
hollow
2
emptiness
3
meaningless
空调
kōng tiáo
1
air conditioning
2
air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
3
CL:臺|台[tái]
空间
kōng jiān
1
space
2
room
3
(fig.) scope
4
leeway
5
(astronomy) outer space
6
(physics, math.) space
胃口
wèi kǒu
1
appetite
2
liking
航空
háng kōng
1
aviation
路口
lù kǒu
1
crossing
2
intersection (of roads)
门口
mén kǒu
1
doorway
2
gate
3
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
1
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
2
tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
1
not to be crushed (idiom)
2
to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
1
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
2
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
3
the place is deserted
4
the birds have flown
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
1
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
1
to speak without thinking (idiom)
2
to blurt sth out
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
1
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
1
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
1
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
1
duplicity
2
hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
1
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
2
wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
1
public praise
2
public reputation
3
commonly held opinions
4
current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
1
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
1
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
2
universal approbation
Sample Sentences