空空荡荡

空空蕩蕩

kōngkōngdàngdàng

adjective #32,055

Meanings

1 empty and deserted
2 completely empty
3 absolutely vacant

Characters

vast / sweeping / to clear away

Examples

HSK 2

教室里空空荡荡，一个人都没有。

Jiàoshì lǐ kōngkōngdàngdàng, yí gè rén dōu méiyǒu.

The classroom is empty and deserted, not a soul in sight.

HSK 3

她搬走以后，房子显得空空荡荡。

Tā bān zǒu yǐhòu, fángzi xiǎnde kōngkōngdàngdàng.

After she moved out, the house felt utterly empty.

Tips

grammar

AABB reduplication of 空荡 (empty). Reduplication adds vividness and slight emotional weight - empty in a way that feels lonely or echoing, not just unoccupied. Compare 空空 alone (lighter) vs 空空荡荡 (more atmospheric).

Stroke Order

空 kōng

荡 dàng