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title: "Shikong Meaning: 时空 (time and space) or 失控 (out of control)?"
description: "时空 (traditional 時空, shíkōng) means “time and space; space-time”. Not the shikong you heard? See 失控. Hear its tones, see what 时 and 空 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shikong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 时空 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

时空 shíkōng

## time and space; space-time

## Its characters

1. 时 shí time
2. 空 kōng empty

## In a sentence

[See 时空 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%B6%E7%A9%BA)

## Other words said shikong

- [失控shīkòngout of control](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B1%E6%8E%A7)

## More words with 时 or 空

- [此时 cǐshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cishi)
- [当时 dāngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshi)
- [定时 dìngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingshi)
- [顿时 dùnshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dunshi)
- [高空 gāokōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaokong)
- [航空 hángkōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangkong)
- [及时 jíshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jishi)
- [空白 kòngbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongbai)
- [空间 kōngjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongjian)
- [空军 kōngjūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongjun)

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