Chinese word

空档

Pronunciation

Pinyinkòng dàng

Meaning

  • nounfree time

Example

我今天有一个空档，我们去喝咖啡吧。wǒ jīn tiān yǒu yí gè kòng dàng wǒ men qù hē kā fēi ba

I have some free time today, so let's go have coffee.

Illustration for 空档 (free time)

More examples

你明天什么时候有空档？nǐ míng tiān shén me shí hòu yǒu kòng dàng

When do you have free time tomorrow?

Core concept

An open slot between commitments that can hold another activity.

Common phrases

  • 什么时候有空档shén me shí hòu yǒu kòng dàng

    when there is free time

  • 预留空档yù liú kòng dàng

    set aside free time

Similar words

空闲kòng xián: Time with no work or other duties scheduled, available for personal use.
空儿kòngr: A colloquial term for a brief period when someone is free to do something.

Definition in Chinese

表示个人在某一时段内没有事情安排，可以用来做别的事的闲暇时间。biǎo shì gè rén zài mǒu yì shí duàn nèi méi yǒu shì qíng ān pái ké yǐ yòng lái zuò bié de shì de xián xiá shí jiān

Word origin

空 (kōng, "empty") + 档 (dàng, "slot") forms a word for an opening in a person's schedule.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear free time as a broad period of leisure, while this word can point to a brief opening between planned activities.

Other meanings

  • gapnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 空档期kòng dàng qīgap periodnoun

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