空腹

kōngfù

noun #33,014

Meanings

1 empty stomach
2 fasting (state)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

这种药要空腹服用。

Zhèzhǒng yào yào kōngfù fúyòng.

This medicine should be taken on an empty stomach.

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