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空荡荡

kōng dàng dàng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 空蕩蕩

空荡荡 (kōng dàng dàng) means "empty; deserted". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 空荡荡 means

1. empty; deserted

The characters in 空荡荡

• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away

Example sentences

• 地狱空空荡荡，魔鬼都在人间。
  Dìyù kōngkōng-dàngdàng, móguǐ dōu zài rénjiān.
  Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!

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