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title: "Zhenkong Meaning: 真空 (zhēnkōng) Means “vacuum”"
description: "真空 (zhēnkōng) means “vacuum”. Hear its tones, see what 真 and 空 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhenkong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 真空 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

真空 zhēnkōng

## vacuum

## Its characters

1. 真 zhēn real
2. 空 kōng empty

## In a sentence

太空中几乎是真空。 Outer space is almost a vacuum.

[More about 真空](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%9F%E7%A9%BA)

## More words with 真 or 空

- [逼真 bīzhēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizhen)
- [高空 gāokōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaokong)
- [航空 hángkōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangkong)
- [讲真 jiǎngzhēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangzhen)
- [空白 kòngbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongbai)
- [空间 kōngjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongjian)
- [空军 kōngjūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongjun)
- [空气 kōngqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongqi)
- [空调 kōngtiáo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongtiao)
- [空中 kōngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongzhong)

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