Chinese word

填空

Pronunciation

Pinyintián kòng

Meaning

nounfill-in-the-blank exercise

Example

这本书后面有很多填空练习。zhè běn shū hòu miàn yǒu hěn duō tián kòng liàn xí

There are many fill-in-the-blank exercises at the back of this book.

Illustration for 填空 (fill-in-the-blank exercise)

More examples

老师让我们做几道填空题来检查理解。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zuò jǐ dào tián kòng tí lái jiǎn chá lí jiě

The teacher asked us to do several fill-in-the-blank questions to check our understanding.

Core concept

A learning task that turns an empty space into a test of what belongs there.

Common phrases

填空题tián kòng tí
fill-in-the-blank question
做填空题zuò tián kòng tí
do fill-in-the-blank questions
填空练习tián kòng liàn xí
fill-in-the-blank exercise

Similar words

填空题tián kòng tí: A single question that asks for words, expressions, or characters to fill a blank.
完形填空wán xíng tián kòng: A passage exercise with several blanks to complete the meaning of the whole text.
空白kòng bái: An empty space without writing or symbols.

Definition in Chinese

在教材或练习中，把留下的空白位置用适当内容补上的练习或题目，常用于检测语言知识。zài jiào cái huò liàn xí zhōng bǎ liú xià de kòng bái wèi zhì yòng shì dàng nèi róng bǔ shàng de liàn xí huò tí mù cháng yòng yú jiǎn cè yǔ yán zhī shí

Word origin

填 (tián, "fill") + 空 (kòng, "empty space") combines to name the act or task of putting the needed language into a blank.

Usage tips

In conversational Chinese study, this word often covers gaps in particles, word order, or whole expressions, so the missing part may test grammar as well as vocabulary.

Opposites

选择题xuǎn zé tímultiple-choice questionnoun

Related words

填空题tián kòng tífill-in-the-blank questionnoun
填空练习tián kòng liàn xífill-in-the-blank exercisenoun