荒凉

荒涼
huāngliáng
adjective HSK 7-9 #17,813

Meanings

  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 bleak
  3. 3 barren

Examples

HSK 5
Huāngliáng de shāmò lǐ kànbùdào yī kē shù.
Not a single tree can be seen in the barren desert.
HSK 6
Zhànzhēng guòhòu, zhèlǐ biàn de shífēn huāngliáng.
After the war, this place became very desolate.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

huāng
liáng