空腹

kōngfù

noun #33,014

Meanings

1 empty stomach
2 fasting (state)

Characters

Examples

这种药要空腹服用。

Zhè zhǒng yào yào kōngfù fúyòng.

This medicine should be taken on an empty stomach.

抽血前要空腹八小时。

Chōuxiě qián yào kōngfù bā xiǎoshí.

You need to fast for eight hours before the blood test.

Tips

usage

空腹 appears constantly on medication labels and lab-test instructions. It can function as a noun (an empty stomach) or adverbially (on an empty stomach): 空腹服用 / 空腹血糖 (fasting blood sugar).

Stroke Order

空 kōng

腹 fù