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寂寞 jìmò

寂寞 jìmò Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 寂寞 jìmò .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìmò | ji4 mo4
English translation
lonely
lonesome
(of a place) quiet
silent

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About 寂寞 jìmò

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Traditional form

寂寞 jìmò

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 寂寞 jìmò

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and shū represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shū

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀叔

Number of Strokes

11

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀莫

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 寂寞 jìmò

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zài 这里 zhè lǐ yòu jiāo le Xīn 朋友 péngyou ,一点 yī diǎn 寂寞 jìmò .

I don't feel lonely as I've made new friends here.

那边 nà bian xiǎo 客厅 kètīng nèi , 此时 cǐ shí 寂寞 jìmò .

Meanwhile, the silence had been broken in the small drawingroom.

内心 nèi xīn 痛苦 tòngkǔ 突感寂寞 jìmò de 寻找 xúnzhǎo qióng 保罗 Bǎo luó

Miserable, and unexpectedly lonely, she went in search of Jean-Paul.

zài 陌生 mòshēng de 城镇 chéng zhèn 只身一人感到 gǎn dào 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò 孤单 gū dān 寂寞 jìmò

I feel lost and lonely in a strange town alone.

寂寞 jìmò Decomposition

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寂寞 jìmò Compounds

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