落空 lào kōng

to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15605th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fail to achieve something
  2. 2. to be fruitless

See also: luò kōng, luò kòng

Characters

Character Meaning
落 lào HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air