一场空 yī cháng kōng

all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing; futile

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 25927th word

Definitions

  1. 1. all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing
  2. 2. futile

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
场 cháng HSK 2
large place used for a specific purpose; stage
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air