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空窗期
kōng chuāng qī
Pinyin
Definition
空窗期
-
kōng chuāng qī
window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies)
period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc)
lull
hiatus
Character Decomposition
空
穴
工
窗
穴
囗
丶
夂
期
甘
一
八
月
Related Words
(20)
假期
jià qī
1
vacation
天空
tiān kōng
1
sky
学期
xué qī
1
term
2
semester
3
CL:個|个[gè]
星期
xīng qī
1
week
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
day of the week
4
Sunday
时期
shí qī
1
period
2
phase
3
CL:個|个[gè]
有空
yǒu kòng
1
to have time (to do sth)
期
qī
1
variant of 期[qī]
2
period
3
cycle
期待
qī dài
1
to look forward to
2
to await
3
expectation
期间
qī jiān
1
period of time
2
time
3
time period
4
period
5
CL:個|个[gè]
窗
chuāng
1
old variant of 窗[chuāng]
空
kōng
1
empty
2
air
3
sky
4
in vain
空气
kōng qì
1
air
2
atmosphere
空间
kōng jiān
1
space
2
room
3
(fig.) scope
4
leeway
5
(astronomy) outer space
6
(physics, math.) space
上空
shàng kōng
1
overhead
2
in the sky
不期而遇
bù qī ér yù
1
meet by chance
2
have a chance encounter
中期
zhōng qī
1
middle (of a period of time)
2
medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
佳期
jiā qī
1
wedding day
2
day of tryst
保质期
bǎo zhì qī
1
date of use (on foodstuffs)
2
best before date
初期
chū qī
1
initial stage
2
beginning period
到期
dào qī
1
to fall due (loan etc)
2
to expire (visa etc)
3
to mature (investment bond etc)
Idioms
(20)
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
1
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
2
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
3
the place is deserted
4
the birds have flown
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
1
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
1
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
1
a common occurrence (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
1
lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
2
fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
3
(jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
4
(of one's stomach) to be rumbling
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
1
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
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
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
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
2
(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
3
unconstrained in style
寒窗
hán chuāng
1
a life of strenuous studies (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
1
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
2
Hope to see you again.
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
1
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
1
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
2
to rack one's brains
明窗净几
míng chuāng jìng jī
1
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài
1
stammering (idiom)
东窗事发
dōng chuāng shì fā
1
(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
2
to come to light
海阔天空
hǎi kuò tiān kōng
1
wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
2
the whole wide world
3
chatting about everything under the sun
盛况空前
shèng kuàng kōng qián
1
a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
目空一切
mù kōng yī qiè
1
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
2
condescending
3
supercilious
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