孤寂

gūjì

adjective #20,113

Meanings

1 lonely and desolate
2 solitary and still
3 lonesome

Characters

alone / orphaned / isolated

silent / still / lonely

Examples

HSK 7-9

他独居山中，感到无比孤寂。

Tā dújū shān zhōng, gǎndào wúbǐ gūjì.

He lived alone in the mountains, feeling utterly lonely.

HSK 7-9

夜晚的街道显得格外孤寂。

Yèwǎn de jiēdào xiǎnde géwài gūjì.

The streets at night seemed especially desolate.

Tips

register

孤寂 is more literary than the everyday 孤独 (lonely). It conveys both solitude and a quiet, melancholic stillness, often found in poetry and prose.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

寂 jì