空虚 - Empty - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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空虚

empty

空

empty

虚

void

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empty

void, to feel empty, feel empty, emptiness

The word 空虚 empty refers to something that is an 空 empty 虚 void inside, often used to describe one's personal feelings.

我感到很空虚。

I feel very empty.

没有目标的人容易感到空虚。

People without goals easily feel empty.

生活空虚

a life that is empty (of meaning)