空荡荡

• Pinyin: kōng dàng dàng
• Desglose de hanzi: 空 = 穴 (cave) + 工 (work); 荡 = 艹 + 汤 (swing/empty)

Significado

Vacío y desolado; completamente desierto.

An intensified form of 空 (empty), often emphasizing the emotional impact of emptiness. Can describe physical spaces or metaphorically describe feelings of emptiness or loneliness.

Ejemplos

1. 孩子们都离开后，家里变得空荡荡的。
2. 清晨的街道空荡荡的，一个人都没有。
3. 他走后，她的心里空荡荡的。

Guía de uso

Contexto: description, emotion, atmosphere

Tono: melancholic

Correcto

• 房间里空荡荡的。(The room feels empty and desolate.)
• 心里空荡荡的，很不是滋味。(My heart feels empty — it's an uncomfortable feeling.)

Incorrecto

• 这个盒子空荡荡的。(For small containers, just use 空的 — 空荡荡 implies a larger space with echoing emptiness)

Origen e historia

Reduplication of 空荡 for emphasis. ABB pattern common in Chinese adjectives to intensify meaning.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal