空白

• Pinyin: kòng bái
• Desglose de hanzi: 空 = empty; 白 = pictograph of sun rising (white)

Significado

En blanco; vacío; laguna.

Can refer to physical blank spaces (on paper, forms) or metaphorical gaps (in history, memory, markets). Often used to describe opportunities (填补空白 = fill the gap) or deficiencies.

Ejemplos

1. 这份问卷还有几个空白没有填写。
2. 这项研究填补了国内该领域的空白。
3. 他的记忆中有一段空白，想不起来发生过什么。

Guía de uso

Contexto: documents, research, memory

Tono: descriptive

Correcto

• 请把空白处填上。(Please fill in the blank spaces.)
• 这是一个市场空白。(This is a market gap.)

Incorrecto

• 今天的天空很空白。(Don't use 空白 for the sky — use 空旷 or simply describe the color)

Origen e historia

Compound of 空 (empty) + 白 (white/blank). Together describes an empty white space.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal