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荒 (huāng): desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect

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HSK 7verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7
Strokes
9
Radical
艹
Structure
上下结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • desolate
  • shortage
  • scarce
  • out of practice
  • absurd
  • uncultivated
  • to neglect

Chinese explanation

  • 土地长满野草,没有人耕种或居住,显得空旷冷清
  • 形容人烟稀少、没有生机的景象
  • 也指庄稼没有收成,如灾荒
  • 还可表示不合情理、没有根据,如荒谬。

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Example sentences

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This barren land has not been farmed for years, and now it is overgrown with weeds.

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After the war, the city was reduced to ruins, looking very desolate.

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He walked alone in the desolate, uninhabited valley, feeling a bit scared.

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Due to the drought, the farmland here was abandoned, and the farmers had to go out to work.

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