lit. to rush at thin air; fig. to miss one's aim; to have nothing to show for one's troubles
trad. 撲空
Also written 撲空【pū kōng】
Characters in this word
2扑
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to throw oneself at, to pounce on, to devote one's energies, to flap, to flutter, to dab, to pat, to bend over
- Pinyin
- pū
- Traditional
- 撲
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 12117 of 2500
空
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empty, air, sky, in vain
- Pinyin
- kōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 2458 of 2500