填空 meaning in English
to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)
Meaning of 填空
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to fill a job vacancy
- to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)
How to use 填空
填空 is most common in school and exams, as in 填空题 (tiánkòngtí) fill-in-the-blank questions. It can also mean filling a vacant position. Example: 请在空格里填空。(Qǐng zài kònggé lǐ tiánkòng.) Please fill in the blanks.
填 (tián) has the earth radical 土 on the left, like shoveling dirt into a hole to fill it. 空 (kòng) is the empty gap, so 填空 is filling earth into an empty spot, or filling words into a blank.
Common mistake: Learners often read 空 here as kōng, the first tone from 天空 (tiānkōng) or 空气 (kōngqì). In 填空 it is fourth tone, kòng, the same as in 空儿 (kòngr) meaning a gap or free time.
Stroke order for each character
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填 tián · to fill or stuff · 13 strokes
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空 kōng · empty · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 填空.
| 空气 | kōngqì | air; atmosphere |
| 有空儿 | yǒukòngr | erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4] |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 空儿 | kòngr | spare time; free time |
| 空间 | kōngjiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway |
| 航空 | hángkōng | aviation |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the sky; in the air |
| 空军 | kōngjūn | air force; (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip); to get skunked |
| 上空 | shàngkōng | the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless |
| 空虚 | kōngxū | hollow; emptiness |
Questions about 填空
What does 填空 mean?
填空 (tiánkòng) means "to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)".
How do you write 填空?
填空 is made of 2 characters: 填 (13 strokes), 空 (8 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 填空 an HSK word?
Yes. 填空 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 填空 and 填表?
填空 means filling in blanks, such as missing words in a sentence. 填表 (tiánbiǎo) means filling out a whole form. Both use 填 for the act of filling in writing.
Can 填空 take an object?
填空 already contains its object, 空 (the blank), so you usually do not add another one. To say what you fill in, use 填 alone, as in 填名字 (tián míngzi) fill in your name.