荒

Desolate in Chinese: 荒 (huāng)

huāng

desolate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1desolate
  2. 2shortage
  3. 3scarce
  4. 4out of practice
  5. 5absurd
  6. 6uncultivated
  7. 7to neglect

Stroke order

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荒

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄤ

huāng

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这片地荒了好多年。

    zhè piàn dì huāng le hǎo duō nián。

    This land has lain untended for many years.

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Related words

荒诞

huāng dàn

beyond belief

荒凉

huāng liáng

desolate

荒谬

huāng miù

absurd

慌乱

huāng luàn

frenetic

皇宫

huáng gōng

imperial palace

皇上

huáng shang

the emperor

皇室

huáng shì

royal family

黄昏

huáng hūn

dusk

恍然大悟

huǎng rán dà wù

to suddenly realize

谎话

huǎng huà

lie

谎言

huǎng yán

lie

晃

huàng

to sway

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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