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荒唐 (huāng táng): Absurd (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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荒 • huāng • uncultivated, desolate, waste
huāng荒

uncultivated, desolate, waste

唐 • táng • Tang dynasty; exaggerated; empty; grandiose
táng唐

Tang dynasty; exaggerated; empty; grandiose

Word Info

Pinyinhuāng táng
Meaningabsurd; fantastic; preposterous
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 荒唐.

  • 参照cān zhàorefer to; consult
  • 查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 裁判cái pànjudge; referee
  • 颁布bān bùpromulgate; issue; proclaim
  • 曝光bào guāngexposure
  • 遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
  • 不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
  • 扮演bàn yǎnplay the part of; have a role; act
  • 贬低biǎn dībelittle; depreciate; disparage
  • 财富cái fùwealth; fortune; riches
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 荒唐.

Words with 荒
  • 荒凉huāng liángbleak and desolate; wild
  • 荒谬huāng miùabsurd; preposterous
  • 荒诞huāng dànAbsurd
  • 撂荒
liào huāng
abandon farmland, leave uncultivated
  • 荒冢huāngzhǒngdesolate grave mound
  • 荒原huāng yuánwilderness; wasteland
  • 荒地huāng dìwasteland, barren land
  • 荒废huāng fèito neglect; to lie waste
    • Words with 唐
    • 冯唐féng tángFeng Tang (writer/poet)
    • 唐尧táng yáoEmperor Yao of the Tang era (legendary)
    • 唐突táng tūabrupt; rude; brusque
    • 唐装táng zhuāngTang suit (a type of traditional Chinese garment)
    • 唐诗táng shīTang poetry
    • 隋唐suí tángSui and Tang dynasties
    • 唐人街táng rén jiēChinatown
    4.

    How to Use 荒唐 in Sentences

    Adjective + Adjectivewith可笑
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    kě可
    xiào笑
    neutral
    absurd and ridiculous
    Verb + Adjectivewith觉得
    jué觉
    de得
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    Adjective + Nounwith想法
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    de的
    xiǎng想
    fǎ法
    Adverb + Adjectivewith太
    tài太
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    le了
    5.

    Example Sentences with 荒唐

    tā他
    shuō说
    de的
    huà话
    hěn很
    huāng荒
    neutral
    find something absurd
    neutral
    absurd idea
    informal
    Spoken
    too absurd
    táng
    唐
    。
    What he said is absurd.
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    de的
    yáo谣
    yán言
    jìng竟
    rán然
    hái还
    yǒu有
    rén人
    xiāng相
    xìn信
    ，
    zhēn真
    shi是
    bù不
    kě可
    sī思
    yì议
    。
    It's unbelievable that some people actually believe such absurd rumors.
    zài在
    zhèng正
    shì式
    huì会
    yì议
    shàng上
    tí提
    chū出
    rú如
    cǐ此
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    de的
    tí提
    àn案
    ，
    shí实
    zài在
    yǒu有
    shī失
    zhuān专
    yè业
    shuǐ水
    zhǔn准
    。
    Proposing such a preposterous motion at a formal meeting truly lacks professionalism.
    nán难
    dào道
    nǐ你
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    ge个
    jué决
    dìng定
    guò过
    yú于
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    ，
    quē缺
    fá乏
    lǐ理
    xìng性
    yī依
    jù据
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think this decision is too absurd and lacks rational basis?
    tā他
    tí提
    chū出
    de的
    huāng荒
    táng唐
    jiàn建
    yì议
    ràng让
    suǒ所
    yǒu有
    rén人
    dōu都
    gǎn感
    dào到
    jīng惊
    yà讶
    。
    His absurd suggestion surprised everyone.