人去樓空 rén qù lóu kōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. the place is deserted
  4. the birds have flown

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
去 qù
HSK 1
go away, leave, depart
樓 lóu building of two or more stories
空 kōng
HSK 3
empty, hollow, bare, deserted