荒凉

huāng liáng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. desolate

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 繁华 fán huá 繁华 fán huá flourishing: flourishing

Related words

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• 凄凉 qī liáng 凄凉 qī liáng mournful 形容气氛冷落、悲伤: mournful

Synonyms

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• 荒芜 huāng wú 荒芜 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth 形容土地因无人管理而长满野草: left to return to unchecked growth

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：荒凉的沙漠、荒凉的景象；常与'一片'连用，如'一片荒凉'。

Common mistakes

不可误写为'荒凉'（右偏旁是'京'而非'了'）。

Example Sentences

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这里曾经很繁华，现在却是一片 荒凉 。

It used to be bustling here, but now it's completely desolate.

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Child Words of 荒凉

• 凉 凉 liáng: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[nán liáng] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
• 凉 凉 liàng: to let sth cool down
• 荒 荒 huāng: desolate