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荒凉 huāngliáng

荒凉 huāngliáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 荒凉 huāngliáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huāngliáng | huang1 liang2
English translation
desolate

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Traditional form

荒涼

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 荒凉 huāngliáng

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huāng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. máng represents the meaning and Chuān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Chuān

Semantic compound

máng

Positional decomposition

芒川

Number of Strokes

9
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 荒凉 huāngliáng

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沙漠 shāmò 里泛 zhāo guāng yǒu 一种 yī zhǒng 荒凉 huāngliáng 之美

The desert was luminous, starkly beautiful.

感觉 gǎnjué zhè jiù 像是天底下 tiān dǐ xia zuì 荒凉 huāngliáng de 地方 dìfāng

It felt like the loneliest place in the world.

我们 wǒmen 放眼望去 fàng yǎn wàng qù 眼前 yǎn qián shì 一片荒凉 huāngliáng de 废墟 fèixū

We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin.

大多数 dà duō shù 岛屿 dǎoyǔ 基本上 jī běn shang dōu shì 一片荒凉 huāngliáng 渺无人烟 miǎo wú rén yān

Many of the islands are mainly wild and underpopulated.

荒凉 huāngliáng Decomposition

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荒凉 huāngliáng Compounds

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