空荡荡

空蕩蕩

kōngdàngdàng

adjective HSK 7-9 #16,993

Meanings

HSK 1

房间里空荡荡的，什么也没有。

Fángjiān lǐ kōngdàngdàng de, shénme yě méiyǒu.

The room was completely empty, with nothing in it.

HSK 2

孩子们走了以后，家里变得空荡荡的。

Háizimen zǒu le yǐhòu, jiālǐ biàn de kōngdàngdàng de.

After the children left, the house felt empty and desolate.

grammar

空荡荡 follows the ABB reduplication pattern that makes adjectives more vivid and emotional. Compare 空 (empty) vs 空荡荡 (empty and echoingly desolate).

空 kōng

荡 dàng