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空檔

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Mandarin · pinyin kòng dàng

gap (between two objects)
interval of time (between events)
opening in one's schedule
free time
(fig.) gap (in the market etc)

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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档: dàng · shelf; frame, crosspiece

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4–4 · kong4 dang4

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hung1 dong3

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noun

(chiefly Taiwan) alternative form of 空擋 /空挡 (kōngdǎng, “neutral position (of gears)”)

noun

gap or interval of time (between turns)
spare time; free time
(Shanghainese) empty space; gap
(figurative, chiefly Mainland China) gap (in a market); niche

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