空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng empty
empty; deserted
How to remember 空荡荡: 空 empty + 荡 pond = empty.
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How it is used
- Vividly empty and deserted, of a room, street, or feeling - 屋子里空荡荡的 (wūzi lǐ kōngdàngdàng de) the room is bare and empty.
- The reduplicated -荡荡 adds an echoing, forlorn feel that plain 空 lacks.
- Descriptive/literary; often carries loneliness.