寂寥

jìliáo

adjective #40,432

Meanings

1 silent and desolate
2 lonely; forlorn
3 vast and empty

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

退休以后，他常常感到一种说不出的寂寥。

Tuìxiū yǐhòu, tā chángcháng gǎndào yì zhǒng shuōbuchū de jìliáo.

Since retiring he often feels a loneliness he cannot put into words.

HSK 7-9

秋夜的街道格外寂寥。

Qiūyè de jiēdào géwài jìliáo.

The streets on an autumn night are especially quiet and desolate.

Tips

culture

Autumn is the classic season of 寂寥. 刘禹锡's 《秋词》 opens with 自古逢秋悲寂寥 "since ancient times autumn has meant sorrow and desolation", only to praise autumn in the next line.

Stroke Order

寂 jì

寥 liáo