孔
hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
恐
afraid; frightened; to fear
控
to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia
空
empty; air; sky; in vain
空
to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
箜
ancient harp; cf 箜篌, Chinese harp
倥侗
ignorant; unenlightened
倥偬
pressing; urgent; poverty-stricken; destitute
孔乙己
Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
孔丛子
the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4]
孔夫子
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
孔子
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
孔子学院
Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture
孔子家语
Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, probably by 3rd century forger Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4], abbr. to 家語|家语
孔孟之道
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
孔尚任
Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇[Tao2 hua1 Shan4]
孔德
Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher
孔教
Teaching of Confucius; Confucianism
孔斯贝格
Kongsberg (city in Norway)
孔明
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
孔明灯
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
孔东
condom (loanword); see 安全套[an1 quan2 tao4]
孔林
the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
孔武有力
courageous and strong (idiom); Herculean (physique etc)
孔眼
hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)
孔颖达
Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar
孔融
Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period
孔融让梨
Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
孔道
opening providing access; the teaching of Confucius
孔门
Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
孔雀女
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family
孔雀河
Peacock River in Xinjiang
孔雀王朝
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
崆峒
Kongtong district of Pingliang city 平涼市|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 shi4], Gansu
崆峒区
Kongtong district of Pingliang city 平涼市|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 shi4], Gansu
恐同
see 恐同症[kong3 tong2 zheng4]
恐怕
fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
恐怖
terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐怖片
horror movie; CL:部[bu4]
恐怖片儿
erhua variant of 恐怖片[kong3 bu4 pian4]
恐怖组织
terrorist organization
恐慌
panic; panicky; panic-stricken
恐惧
to be frightened; fear; dread
恐狼
dire wolf (Canis dirus)
恐血症
blood phobia; hemophobia
恐高症
acrophobia; fear of heights
恐鸟
monstrous bird; moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
恐龙
dinosaur; CL:頭|头[tou2]; (slang) ugly person
恐龙总目
Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds
控件
a control (e.g. button, text box etc) (computing)
控制
control; to exercise control over; to contain
控制杆
control lever; joystick
控制权
control (e.g. to win control); controlling right
控制论
control theory (math.); cybernetics
控告
to accuse; to charge; to indict
控罪
criminal charge; accusation
控股
to own a controlling number of shares in a company
控诉
to accuse; to denounce; to make a complaint against; denunciation
控辩
the prosecution and the defense (law)
控辩交易
plea bargaining; plea agreement
焢肉
slow-braised pork belly (Tw)
爌肉
slow-braised pork belly (Tw)
空中交通管制
air traffic control
空中交通管制员
air traffic controller
空中客车
Airbus (Aircraft company)
空中小姐
stewardess; air hostess
空中楼阁
pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans
空中花园
hanging gardens (Babylon etc); rooftop garden
空中飞人
trapeze artist; frequent flyer
空乘
flight attendant; on-board service
空位
empty place; room (for sb)
空前绝后
unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
空口
incomplete meal of a single dish; meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine; rice without meat or vegetables
空口说白话
to make empty promises
空名
vacuous reputation; name without substance; in name only; so-called
空喊
idle clamor; to prattle
空地
air-to-surface (missile)
空地
vacant land; open space
空地导弹
air-to-surface missile
空城计
the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush); double bluff
空姐
abbr. for 空中小姐; stewardess; air hostess; female flight attendant
空嫂
married stewardess of mature age
空子
gap; unoccupied space or time; fig. gap; loophole
空客公司
Airbus (European corporation)
空室清野
empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy; scorched earth policy
空对地
air-to-surface (missile)
空巢
empty nest; a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
空幻
vanity; empty fantasy; illusion
空心
hollow; empty headed; mindless
空心儿
erhua variant of 空心[kong4 xin1]
空心大老官
fake important personage; sham
空心墙
cavity wall; hollow wall
空心球
hollow ball; (basketball) swish shot
空心老大
pretentious and vacuous person
空想
daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
空手
empty-handed; unarmed; karate
空手而归
to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
空投
air drop; to drop supplies by air
空拍
aerial photography (video or still) (Tw)
空拍机
drone equipped for aerial photography
空日
day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)
空暇
idle; free time; leisure
空旷
spacious and empty; void
空服员
flight attendant; cabin crew
空格
blank; blank space on a form; space; 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character)
空档
gap (between two objects); interval of time (between events); opening in one's schedule; free time; (fig.) gap (in the market etc)
空泛
vague and general; not specific; shallow; empty
空洞无物
empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance; nothing new to show
空无一人
not a soul in sight (idiom)
空无所有
having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute; without two sticks to rub together
空穴来风
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
空空
empty; vacuous; nothing; vacant; in vain; all for nothing; air-to-air (missile)
空空如也
as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
空空洞洞
empty; hollow; lacking in substance
空空荡荡
absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum
空窗期
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
空置
to set sth aside; to let sth lie idle; idle; unused
空肠
jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2])
空腹高心
ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
空荡荡
absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum
空虚
hollow; emptiness; meaningless
空袭
air raid; attack from the air
空话
empty talk; bunk; malicious gossip
空话连篇
long-winded empty talk
空调
air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]
空调车
air conditioned vehicle
空谈
prattle; idle chit-chat
空谷足音
the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom); sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare
空跑一趟
to make a journey for nothing
空身
empty handed (carrying nothing); alone
空军一号
Air Force One, US presidential jet
空军司令
air commodore; top commander of air force
空运费
air freight (cost of air transport)
空闲
idle; free time; leisure; unused (place)
空间
empty space; room; outer space; space (physics, math.); (fig.) scope; leeway
空隙
crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
空难
air crash; aviation accident or incident
空头
phony; so-called; armchair (expert); vain (promise); (finance) short-seller; bear (market); short (selling)
空额
vacancy; unfilled work place
空余
free; vacant; unoccupied
箜簧
old reed wind instrument; (possibly used erroneously for konghou 箜篌 harp or 笙簧 sheng)