落空 meaning in English
to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
20 strokes
Meaning of 落空
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
làkòng
- to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
- to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
làokōng
- to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless
luòkōng
- to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing
落空 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
落 luò · to fall or drop · 12 strokes
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空 kōng · empty · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 落空.
| 空气 | kōngqì | air; atmosphere |
| 有空儿 | yǒukòngr | erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4] |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky |
| 落后 | luòhòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc) |
| 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 |
| 降落 | jiàngluò | to descend; to land |
| 航空 | hángkōng | aviation |
| 填空 | tiánkòng | to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper) |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the sky; in the air |
Questions about 落空
What does 落空 mean?
落空 (làkòng) means "to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by".
How do you write 落空?
落空 is made of 2 characters: 落 (12 strokes), 空 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.