---
title: "Kongbai Meaning: 空白 (kòngbái) Means “blank space”"
description: "空白 (kòngbái) means “blank space; blank; empty”. Hear its tones, see what 空 and 白 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongbai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 空白 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

空白 kòngbái

## blank space; blank; empty

## It can also mean

- gap; void (in a field)

## Its characters

1. 空 kòng space
2. 白 bái plain

## In a sentence

请在空白处写上名字。 Please write your name in the blank space.

明天的日期下面，一片**空白**。

From [明天的购物单 · Tomorrow’s Shopping List](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/tomorrows-shopping-list#library-word-490-492)

[More about 空白](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A9%BA%E7%99%BD)

## More words with 空 or 白

- [白白 báibái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baibai)
- [白酒 báijiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baijiu)
- [白领 báilǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bailing)
- [白色 báisè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baise)
- [白天 báitiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baitian)
- [表白 biǎobái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaobai)
- [苍白 cāngbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cangbai)
- [蛋白质 dànbáizhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danbaizhi)
- [对白 duìbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibai)
- [高空 gāokōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaokong)

## Keep 空白 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fkongbai) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Hear any Chinese read aloud](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-text-to-speech)

[How it compares with Language Reactor](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/language-reactor)