荒凉

荒涼

huāngliáng

adjective HSK 7-9 #17,813

Meanings

1 desolate
2 bleak
3 barren

Characters

desolate; barren

cool; cold; desolate

Examples

战争过后，这里变得十分荒凉。

Zhànzhēng guòhòu, zhèlǐ biàn de shífēn huāngliáng.

After the war, this place became very desolate.

荒凉的沙漠里看不到一棵树。

Huāngliáng de shāmò lǐ kànbùdào yī kē shù.

Not a single tree can be seen in the barren desert.

Tips

usage

荒凉 describes a place that is empty, abandoned, and bleak. It carries an emotional weight of sadness or loneliness, unlike 荒 alone which is more neutral.

Stroke Order

荒 huāng

凉 liáng