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荒凉 (huāng liáng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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荒凉 (huāng liáng): Bleak and desolate (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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荒凉 consists of 2 characters.

uncultivated, desolate, waste

How to Use 荒凉 in Sentences

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Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

huāng荒

liáng凉

neutral

feel desolate

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

huāng荒

liáng凉

Measure Word + Nounwith片

yí一

piàn片

huāng荒

liáng凉

Adjective + Nounwith地

huāng荒

liáng凉

zhī之

dì地

Example Sentences with 荒凉

zhè这

ge个

dì地

fāng方

hěn很

huāng荒

liáng凉

neutral

extremely desolate

neutral

a desolate expanse

formal

Written

desolate land

。

This place is very desolate.

zhè这

piàn片

fèi废

qì弃

de的

gōng工

yè业

qū区

，

rú如

jīn今

xiǎn显

de得

gé格

wài外

huāng荒

liáng凉

。

This abandoned industrial zone now appears particularly bleak and desolate.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

zhè这

zuò座

bèi被

yí遗

wàng忘

de的

gǔ古

chéng城

yǒu有

xiē些

huāng荒

liáng凉

ma吗

？

Don't you think this forgotten ancient city feels a bit desolate?

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zhàn战

zhēng争

guò过

hòu后

，

xiǎo小

zhèn镇

biàn变

dé得

yī一

piàn片

huāng荒

liáng凉

。

After the war, the town became desolate.

suī虽

rán然

zhè这

lǐ里

rén人

yān烟

xī稀

shǎo少

，

dàn

jīng经

jì济

shuāi衰

tuì退

hòu后

，

céng曾

jīng经

fán繁

huá

tā他

dú独

zì自

zǒu走

zài在

huāng荒

liáng凉

de的

shā沙

měi每

cì次

lù路

guò过

nà那

piàn片

huāng荒

liáng凉

de的

但

wǒ我

bìng并

bù不

jué觉

de得

huāng荒

liáng凉

，

fǎn反

ér而

hěn很

níng宁

jìng静

。

Although this place is sparsely populated, I don't find it desolate; on the contrary, it feels very peaceful.

华

de的

shāng商

yè业

jiē街

biàn变

de得

yì异

cháng常

huāng荒

liáng凉

。

After the economic recession, the once bustling commercial street became exceptionally bleak.

mò漠

zhōng中

，

gǎn感

dào到

wú无

bǐ比

gū孤

dú独

。

Walking alone in the desolate desert, he felt extremely lonely.

jiāo

郊

yě野

，

wǒ我

dōu都

huì会

jiā加

kuài快

chē车

sù速

。

Every time I pass by that desolate wilderness, I speed up the car.

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