落空
lào kōng
Pinyin

Definition

落空
 - 
luò kōng
  1. to fail
  2. to fall through
  3. to come to nothing
落空
 - 
lào kōng
  1. to fail to achieve something
  2. to be fruitless
落空
 - 
luò kòng
  1. to omit
  2. to neglect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

天空
tiān kōng
  1. 1 sky
失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
星空
xīng kōng
  1. 1 starry sky
  2. 2 the heavens
时空
shí kōng
  1. 1 time and place
  2. 2 world of a particular locale and era
  3. 3 (physics) space-time
有空
yǒu kòng
  1. 1 to have time (to do sth)
空
kōng
  1. 1 empty
  2. 2 air
  3. 3 sky
  4. 4 in vain
空气
kōng qì
  1. 1 air
  2. 2 atmosphere
空虚
kōng xū
  1. 1 hollow
  2. 2 emptiness
  3. 3 meaningless
空调
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
空间
kōng jiān
  1. 1 space
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 (fig.) scope
  4. 4 leeway
  5. 5 (astronomy) outer space
  6. 6 (physics, math.) space
航空
háng kōng
  1. 1 aviation
落
là
  1. 1 to leave out
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. 4 to lag or fall behind
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
部落
bù luò
  1. 1 tribe
上空
shàng kōng
  1. 1 overhead
  2. 2 in the sky
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
  1. 1 forgetful
  2. 2 empty-headed
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
低落
dī luò
  1. 1 downcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 to decline
冷落
lěng luò
  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 unfrequented
  3. 3 to treat sb coldly
  4. 4 to snub
  5. 5 to cold shoulder
利落
lì luo
  1. 1 agile
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 all settled
  4. 4 in order

Idioms (20)

一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
  1. 1 a common occurrence (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
  1. 1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail an exam
  3. 3 to fall behind (in a competition)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster

Sample Sentences

哈哈！你去年的新希望全部落空！我们来看看建成去年的愿望，他写的是”2016年我要好好健身，吃得更健康，还有随时保持一颗温柔的心”。
hāhā ！nǐ qùnián de xīn xīwàng quánbù làokōng ！wǒmen lái kàn kan jiànchéng qùnián de yuànwàng ，tā xiě de shì ”2016 nián wǒ yào hǎohāo jiànshēn ，chī de gèng jiànkāng ，háiyǒu suíshí bǎochí yī kē wēnróu de xīn ”。
Ha ha! All the resolutions you made last year came to nothing! Let's take a look at Jiancheng's New Year's resolutions. He wrote "This year I want to build my body and eat better and to continue to be a warm-hearted person".
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我真羡慕你每天活力满满，我好像是多次努力之后，希望落空，也就丧失了信心和动力。
wǒ zhēn xiànmù nǐ měitiān huólì mǎnmǎn ，wǒ hǎoxiàng shì duōcì nǔlì zhīhòu ，xīwàng làokōng ，yě jiù sàngshī le xìnxīn hé dònglì 。
I really envy you, living in high spirits every day. I lose my confidence and motivation after several failed attempts.
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