抽空
chōu kòng
Pinyin

Definition

抽空
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chōu kòng
  1. to find the time to do sth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

天空
tiān kōng
  1. 1 sky
抽
chōu
  1. 1 to draw out
  2. 2 to pull out from in between
  3. 3 to remove part of the whole
  4. 4 (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  5. 5 to whip or thrash
抽奖
chōu jiǎng
  1. 1 to draw a prize
  2. 2 a lottery
  3. 3 a raffle
空
kōng
  1. 1 empty
  2. 2 air
  3. 3 sky
  4. 4 in vain
空气
kōng qì
  1. 1 air
  2. 2 atmosphere
空间
kōng jiān
  1. 1 space
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 (fig.) scope
  4. 4 leeway
  5. 5 (astronomy) outer space
  6. 6 (physics, math.) space
上空
shàng kōng
  1. 1 overhead
  2. 2 in the sky
半空
bàn kōng
  1. 1 midair
填空
tián kòng
  1. 1 to fill a job vacancy
  2. 2 to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
夜空
yè kōng
  1. 1 night sky
天马行空
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
  1. 1 like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
  2. 2 (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
  3. 3 unconstrained in style
太空
tài kōng
  1. 1 outer space
孙悟空
Sūn Wù kōng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
  2. 2 Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qī lóng zhū]
悟空
Wù Kōng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī Yóu Jì]
抽出
chōu chū
  1. 1 to take out
  2. 2 to extract
抽取
chōu qǔ
  1. 1 to extract
  2. 2 to remove
  3. 3 to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
抽屉
chōu ti
  1. 1 drawer
抽搐
chōu chù
  1. 1 to twitch
抽烟
chōu yān
  1. 1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
抽空
chōu kòng
  1. 1 to find the time to do sth

Idioms (20)

一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
  1. 1 a common occurrence (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
天马行空
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
  1. 1 like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
  2. 2 (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
  3. 3 unconstrained in style
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
  1. 1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
抽丝剥茧
chōu sī bāo jiǎn
  1. 1 lit. to spin silk from cocoons
  2. 2 fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
  1. 1 to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
海阔天空
hǎi kuò tiān kōng
  1. 1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
  2. 2 the whole wide world
  3. 3 chatting about everything under the sun
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
  1. 1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
盛况空前
shèng kuàng kōng qián
  1. 1 a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
目空一切
mù kōng yī qiè
  1. 1 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
  2. 2 condescending
  3. 3 supercilious
目空四海
mù kōng sì hǎi
  1. 1 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
  2. 2 condescending
  3. 3 supercilious
短中抽长
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
  1. 1 to make the best of a bad job
  2. 2 to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
空中楼阁
kōng zhōng lóu gé
  1. 1 pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction
  2. 2 castles in Spain
  3. 3 imaginary future plans

Sample Sentences

欢迎您抽空来我们公司参观，我可以为您介绍。
huānyíng nín chōukòng lái wǒmen gōngsī cānguān ，wǒ kěyǐ wèi nín jièshào 。
You are more than welcome to visit our office when you are available. I can show you more.
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感谢你抽空接受访问！好美的空间，果然是设计师的工作室。
gǎnxiè nǐ chōukòng jiēshòu fǎngwèn ！hǎo měi de kōngjiān ，guǒrán shì shèjìshī de gōngzuòshì 。
Thanks for making the time to take this interview! What a beautiful space, it is not surprising that it is a designer's workshop.
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陈总，谢谢你百忙中抽空请我吃饭。
Chén zǒng ，xièxienǐ bǎimángzhōng chōukòng qǐng wǒ chīfàn 。
Director Chen, thank you for making time in your busy schedule to treat me to dinner.
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妹妹，钱已经转给你了，你抽空去查一下吧！
mèimei ，qián yǐjīng zhuǎn gěi nǐ le ，nǐ chōukòng qù chá yīxià ba ！
Meimei, the money should be in your account now. When you get the chance, check the account!
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哦。你们能抽空回来看看老人，老人就满意了。
ò 。nǐmen néng chōukòng huílai kàn kan lǎorén ，lǎorén jiù mǎnyì le 。
Oh. As long as you guys can find the time to see your elders, they'll be happy.
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谢谢你抽空带我来看房子。这套房子真舒服，就是我想要的。
xièxiè nǐ chōukòng dài wǒ láikàn fángzi 。zhè tào fángzi zhēn shūfu ，jiùshì wǒ xiǎng yào de 。
Thank you for taking the time to show me the apartment. The apartment is really good, it's exactly what I want.
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