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落空

luò kōng

2-character word

What 落空 means

1. to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing

Other readings

落空 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• là kòngto omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
• lào kōngto fail to achieve something; to be fruitless

The characters in 落空

• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 空kōngempty; air; sky

Example sentences

• 脚踏两条船，必定落空。
  Jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán, bìdìng làokōng.
  If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

Words containing 落空

• 希望落空xī wàng luò kōnghopes are dashed

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read luò kōng correctly.
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