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空隙

kòngxì

gap; crevice

A hand slides a slim book into a narrow gap on a shelf
Memory picture

Characters in this word

空 kōng

Strokes
8
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

隙 xì

Strokes
12
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 隙

Example phrases

  • 城市更新应利用楼宇之间的空隙增加公共绿地。 Chéngshì gēngxīn yīng lìyòng lóuyǔ zhījiān de kòngxì zēngjiā gōnggòng lǜdì. Urban renewal should use the gaps between buildings to increase public green space.
  • 风从门和墙之间的空隙吹了进来。 Fēng cóng mén hé qiáng zhījiān de kòngxì chuī le jìnlái. The wind blew in through the gap between the door and the wall.
  • 书架上还有一点空隙,正好放下这本字典。 Shūjià shang hái yǒu yìdiǎn kòngxì, zhènghǎo fàng xià zhè běn zìdiǎn. There is a little space left on the shelf, just enough for this dictionary.

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