Chinese word

空置

Pronunciation

Pinyinkōng zhì

Meaning

  • verbleave vacant

Example

商店搬走后，店面就空置了。shāng diàn bān zǒu hòu diàn miàn jiù kōng zhì le

After the store moved, the storefront was left vacant.

Illustration for 空置 (leave vacant)

More examples

很多旧楼的上层房屋长期空置，影响市容。hěn duō jiù lóu de shàng céng fáng wū cháng qī kōng zhì yíng xiǎng shì róng

The upper-floor homes in many old buildings have been vacant for a long time, affecting the cityscape.

Core concept

A physical space remains empty and unused after people move out.

Common phrases

  • 房屋空置fáng wū kōng zhì

    housing left vacant

  • 仓库空置cāng kù kōng zhì

    warehouse left vacant

  • 土地空置tǔ dì kōng zhì

    land left vacant

Similar words

闲置xián zhì: Stay unused, referring to a thing or place that is available but not being put to use.
空着kōng zhe: Be unoccupied at the present time, as with a seat or room.
腾出téng chū: Make room or free up time for someone else or another use.

Definition in Chinese

指房屋、店面等没有人居住或使用，处于未被占用的状态。zhǐ fáng wū diàn miàn děng méi yǒu rén jū zhù huò shǐ yòng chǔ yú wèi bèi zhàn yòng de zhuàng tài

Word origin

空 (kōng, "empty") + 置 (zhì, "place") forms a compound that presents a place as left in an unoccupied state.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use "vacant" for a seat or job, but this word normally describes physical premises such as homes, rooms, or shops.

Other meanings

  • vacancynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 空置房kōng zhì fángvacant housenoun

Word lists with this word