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Mournful in Chinese: 凄凉 (qī liáng)

qī liáng

mournful

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 悽涼1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1mournful
  2. 2miserable

Stroke order

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凉

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ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄤˊ

liáng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

凄凉

Simplified

悽涼

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 秋天的夜晚，这里显得格外凄凉。

    qiū tiān de yè wǎn， zhè lǐ xiǎn de gé wài qī liáng。

    On autumn nights, this place feels especially desolate.

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Related words

凉

liáng

cool

凉快

liáng kuai

nice and cold

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

凉水

liáng shuǐ

cool water

凉鞋

liáng xié

sandal

荒凉

huāng liáng

desolate

凉爽

liáng shuǎng

cool and refreshing

清凉

qīng liáng

cool

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