抽空

chōukòng

verb #10,272

Meanings

1 to find the time to do something
2 to manage to squeeze in time

Characters

to pull out; to extract

free time; empty

Examples

你能抽空帮我一下吗？

Nǐ néng chōukòng bāng wǒ yīxià ma?

Can you find the time to help me out?

我会抽空去看你。

Wǒ huì chōukòng qù kàn nǐ.

I'll find time to visit you.

Tips

memory

抽 (to pull out) + 空 (empty/free time) = to pull out some free time from a busy schedule.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

空 kōng