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  • [kōngyán]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

空言 [kōngyán]
  1. 1. noun [文言] A hollow speech.
    如果靠这些好听的空言也能实现理想的话,那我也会说。
    If these pleasant impractical talks can help you achieve your dream, then I can talk also.
  2. 2. To speak without acting; to deliver a hollow speech.
    你总是空言,从来没有实现过,谁还会信你呀!
    Since you always make empty speeches, who will believe you again?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

空言 [kōngyán]
  1. 1. 名 [文] 不切实际的空话
    需要的不是天花乱坠的空言,而是实际行动
    徒托空言
  2. 2. 说空话而并不行动;空谈
    没有任何具体措施,还空言什么防范。

Examples

你总是空言,从来没有实现过,谁还会信你呀!
Since you always make empty speeches, who will believe you again?
没有任何具体措施,还空言什么防范。

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