空空荡荡

空空蕩蕩

kōngkōngdàngdàng

adjective #32,055

Meanings

1 empty and deserted
2 completely empty
3 (of space) absolutely vacant

Characters

empty (reduplicated)

vast / sweeping / to clear away

vast (reduplicated)

Examples

教室里空空荡荡，一个人都没有。

Jiàoshì lǐ kōngkōngdàngdàng, yīgèrén dōu méiyǒu.

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

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 (kōngdàng, 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