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荒

huāng
adjective HSK 7 #22,540

Meanings

  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 barren
  3. 3 wasteland
  4. 4 neglected

Examples

这片地已经荒了很多年。
Zhè piàn dì yǐjīng huāng le hěn duō nián.
This piece of land has been neglected for many years.
远处是一片荒地。
Yuǎnchù shì yī piàn huāngdì.
In the distance is a stretch of wasteland.
别把功课荒了。
Bié bǎ gōngkè huāng le.
Don't neglect your studies.

Tips

usage
荒 can mean physically barren (荒地 wasteland, 荒野 wilderness) or metaphorically neglected (荒废 to neglect, 荒了 left idle). It also appears in 荒唐/荒谬/荒诞 meaning absurd.

Stroke Order

荒 huāng