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凄凉 qīliáng

凄凉 qīliáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 凄凉 qīliáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīliáng | qi1 liang2
English translation
desolate

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Traditional form

悽涼

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 凄凉 qīliáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bīng represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

bīng

Positional decomposition

冫妻

Number of Strokes

10
Liáng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bīng represents the meaning and Jīng represents the sound. Simplified form of liáng .

Phonetic compound

Jīng

Semantic compound

bīng

Positional decomposition

冫京

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 凄凉 qīliáng

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fēng guā 阴冷 yīn lěng dōng —— Zhōu shì piān 凄凉 qīliáng .

The wind blew bleak as winter - all round was solitary.

zhè zhǐ shòu 皮包 pí bāo de xiǎo māo 赖着 zǒu , zài 我们 wǒmen de jiǎo biān cèng lái cèng , jiào tǐng 凄凉 qīliáng de .

The scrawny kitten lingered, brushing itself against our legs, and meowing plaintively.

de Shū shì 女性 nǚ xìng 当下 dāng xià suǒ 面临 miànlín 问题 wèntí de 凄凉 qīliáng 写照 xiě zhào

Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face.

科泽莱克不带 bù dài 一丝顾影自怜 gù yǐng zì lián de 表达 biǎodá le 自己 zìjǐ de 凄凉 qīliáng 悲怆 bēi chuàng 之感

Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity.

26分钟 fēnzhōng 之后 zhī hòu 一瘸一拐 yī qué yī guǎi de zǒu 出来 chū lái 显得 xiǎnde 孤单 gū dān 凄凉 qīliáng

He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes.

凄凉 qīliáng Decomposition

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凄凉 qīliáng Compounds

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