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扑空

pū kōng

2-character word Traditional 撲空

What 扑空 means

1. lit. to rush at thin air
2. fig. to miss one's aim
3. to have nothing to show for one's troubles

The characters in 扑空

• 扑pūto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies
• 空kōngempty; air; sky

Words containing 扑空

• 拓扑空间tuò pū kōng jiān(math) topological space

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