空兒

See also: 空儿

Chinese
 
emptied; leisure; air
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
 son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (空兒) 空 兒
simp. (空儿) 空 儿

Pronunciation

Noun

空兒

  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 空 (kòng, “empty space”).
    這空兒不夠，放不下洗衣機。 [MSC, trad.]
    这空儿不够，放不下洗衣机。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèi kòngr bùgòu, fàng bùxià xǐyījī. [Pinyin]
    This space is not enough to put a washing machine in.
  2. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 空 (kòng, “spare time; free time”).
    我週六沒空兒，改天吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    我周六没空儿，改天吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhōuliù méi kòngr, gǎitiān ba. [Pinyin]
    I don't have time on Saturday; let's find another day.
    我忙了大半天了，活兒就不停地來；可逮著了個空兒歇會兒！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
    我忙了大半天了，活儿就不停地来；可逮着了个空儿歇会儿！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
    Wǒ máng le dàbàntiān le, huór jiù bùtíng de lái; kě děi zháo le ge kòngr xiē huǐr! [Pinyin]
    I was busy all day, and the work just keeps coming; I finally could get hold of some time to rest a little!

Synonyms
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Derived terms
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