空当

空當

kòngdāng

noun #30,808

Meanings

1 gap
2 interval
3 opening (in time or space)
4 free moment

Characters

to be at, the time of

Examples

趁这个空当，他赶紧打了个电话。

Chèn zhège kòngdāng, tā gǎnjǐn dǎ le ge diànhuà.

Taking advantage of the gap, he quickly made a phone call.

两节课之间的空当只有十分钟。

Liǎng jié kè zhījiān de kòngdāng zhǐ yǒu shí fēnzhōng.

The interval between the two classes is only ten minutes.

Tips

usage

空当 (also 空当儿) means a brief opening — either physical (a gap on a shelf) or, more often, temporal (a free pocket of time). Note the tones: 空 is kòng (4th tone, "empty/free") here, NOT kōng ("empty space"). Common collocation: 趁空当 = "to take advantage of a gap".

Stroke Order

空 kōng

当 dāng