汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 人去楼空
人去楼空 (人去樓空)
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom) / the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind / the place is deserted / the birds have flown
The person has left and the building is empty / It is a metaphor for the feeling of seeing things and thinking people when revisiting the old place
语本唐崔颢《黄鹤楼》诗"昔人已乘黄鹤去,此地空余黄鹤楼。"后即以"人去楼空"表达面对旧居怀念故人之意。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

工作,退一步海阔天空;爱情,退一步人去楼空

Work, step back broad sky; Love, step back empty.

最美的感动是我以为人去楼空的时候,你依然在。

I think the most beautiful move is deserted when you are still in.

不过,在表面光鲜的背后却隐藏着尴尬的现实:大厦虽然灯火通明,但却已人去楼空

But behind the glitter is an awkward truth: The lights are on, but almost nobody is home.

揭阳翡翠交易中心近半数的商铺都已经人去楼空,而店铺的租金已经下降了四分之三。

Half the shops at Jieyang's jade-trading centre are empty. Rents have fallen by three-quarters.

人去楼空,物换星移,该留下的,都会留下,有些人,有些事,依旧都会深藏在心底,不会被时间抹去。

With empty houses left and time changed, those that should remain will remain. Some people, some things will still be there, deep within yourself, not effaced by time.