空 泛

kōng fàndictionary entry

vague and general / not specific / shallow / empty

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

空泛空泛 [kong1 fan4] /vague and general/not specific/shallow/empty/

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Reference information

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空
kōng
empty / air / sky / in vain
kòng
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
泛
fàn
(bound form) general / non-specific / extensive / pan- / to flood / (literary) to float about / to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)

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