Word: 空 (kōng, kòng)

人老怕松，树老怕空

rén lǎo pà sōng, shù lǎo pà kōng

old people fear slackening, old trees fear hollowness

他找到的箱子是空的。

Tā zhǎodào de xiāngzi shì kōng de.

The box he found was empty.

你的账户空了。

Nǐ de zhànghù kōng le.

Your account is empty.

冰箱是空的。

Bīngxiāng shì kōng de.

The fridge is empty.

尼姑捡梳子，空喜欢了一场

nígū jiǎn shūzi, kōng xǐhuanle yìcháng

a nun finds a comb: happy for nothing

居民走后，房子就空了。

Jūmín zǒu hòu, fángzi jiù kōng le.

After the residents leave, the house is empty.

我发现那个盒子是空的。

Wǒ fāxiàn nàge hézi shì kōng de.

I discovered that that box was empty.

我打开盒子，果真是空的。

Wǒ dǎkāi hézi, guǒzhēn shì kōng de.

I opened the box, and sure enough, it was empty.

我打开盒子的时候，它是空的。

Wǒ dǎkāi hézi de shíhou, tā shì kōng de.

When I opened the box, it was empty.

抱着泥菩萨洗澡，空淘神

bàozhe nípúsà xǐzǎo, kōng táoshén

bathing a clay Buddha: in vain washing the god

描金箱子白铜锁，外面好看里面空

miáojīn xiāngzi báitóng suǒ, wàimiàn hǎokàn lǐmiàn kōng

a gold-painted chest with a white-copper lock: pretty outside, empty inside

月亮底下打灯笼，空挂明

yuèliang dǐxia dǎdēnglóng, kōng guà míng

carrying a lantern under the moon: it hangs bright for nothing

有志不在年高，无志空活百岁

yǒuzhìbúzàiniángāo, wú zhì kōng huó bǎisuì

ambition isn't a matter of old age; without ambition you live a hundred years in vain

树老怕空，人老怕松

shù lǎo pà kōng, rén lǎo pà sōng

old trees fear going hollow; old people fear going slack

梦里娶媳妇儿，想得好，到头空

mèng lǐ qǔxífùr, xiǎng de hǎo, dàotóu kōng

marrying a bride in a dream: nice to think about, empty in the end

河里漂着几只空瓶子。

Hé lǐ piāozhe jǐzhī kōng píngzi.

A few empty bottles are floating in the river.

火筒没节儿,两头空

huǒtǒng méi jié ér,liǎngtóu kōng

A blowpipe with no joint: empty at both ends

猛虎落在陷阱里，空发威，不能动弹

měnghǔ luò zài xiànjǐng li, kōng fāwēi, bùnéng dòngtan

a fierce tiger falls into a pit: its fury is for nothing, it can't move

百艺百穷，九十九艺空

bǎi yì bǎi qióng, jiǔ shíjiǔ yì kōng

a hundred skills, a hundred dead ends; ninety-nine skills, all empty

盒子几乎是空的。

Hézi jīhū shì kōng de.

The box is almost empty.

看着空房子，我有点伤感。

Kànzhe kōng fángzi, wǒ yǒudiǎn shānggǎn.

Looking at the empty house, I felt a little sad.

空棺材出丧,木中无人

kōng guāncai chūsāng,mù zhōng wúrén

an empty coffin carried out for burial: no one in the wood (eyes)

空肚罗汉,没有心肝

kōng dù luóhàn,méiyǒu xīngān

a hollow-bellied arhat statue: has no heart and liver

竹篮挑水，两头空

zhúlán tiāo shuǐ, liǎngtóu kōng

carrying water in bamboo baskets on a pole: both ends empty

箱子不是空的。

Xiāngzi bú shì kōng de.

The box wasn't empty.

老实常在,说空常败

lǎoshi cháng zài,shuō kōng cháng bài

the honest endure, the empty talkers fail

花木瓜，空好看

huāmùguā, kōng hǎokàn

a flowery papaya: good-looking for nothing

花被盖鸡笼子，外面好看里面空

huābèi gài jī lóngzi, wàimiàn hǎokàn lǐmiàn kōng

covering a chicken coop with a flowery quilt: pretty outside, empty inside

虚心万事能成，自满十事九空

xūxīn wànshì néng chéng, zìmǎn shí shì jiǔ kōng

with humility, everything can succeed; with complacency, nine tasks in ten come to nothing

超市里的米被人抢购一空。

Chāoshì lǐ de mǐ bèi rén qiǎnggòu yì kōng.

The rice in the supermarket was snapped up completely.

这个位子空着吗？

Zhège wèizi kōng zhe ma?

Is this seat available?

这个座位空着吗？

Zhège zuòwèi kōng zhe ma?

Is this seat empty?

这房间是空的。

Zhè fángjiān shì kōng de.

The room is empty.

这箱子是空的，里面什么也没有。

Zhè xiāngzi shì kōng de, lǐmiàn shénme yě méiyǒu.

This box is empty. It has nothing in it.

这间厂房已经空了很多年。

Zhè jiān chǎngfáng yǐjīng kōng le hěn duōnián.

This factory building has been empty for many years.