空置

kōngzhì

verb #28,470

Meanings

1 to leave idle
2 to leave vacant
3 unused (of property)

Characters

empty; hollow; void

to place; to set aside; to install

Examples

这栋大楼已经空置三年了。

Zhè dòng dàlóu yǐjīng kōngzhì sān nián le.

This building has been sitting vacant for three years.

政府对空置住房征收额外税款。

Zhèngfǔ duì kōngzhì zhùfáng zhēngshōu éwài shuìkuǎn.

The government levies additional taxes on vacant housing.

Tips

usage

空置 is commonly used in real estate and urban planning contexts to describe properties or land that are left unused. 闲置 (xiánzhì) is a close synonym but applies more broadly to any idle resource.

Stroke Order

空 kōng

置 zhì