万人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
  2. the whole town turns out

CHARACTERS

万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
空 kōng
HSK 3
empty, hollow, bare, deserted
巷 xiàng
HSK 6
alley, lane