荒岛

荒島

huāngdǎo

noun #18,911

Measure Word

一座荒岛 zuò

Meanings

1 deserted island
2 uninhabited island

Characters

barren; desolate

Examples

他被困在一座荒岛上。

Tā bèi kùn zài yī zuò huāngdǎo shang.

He was stranded on a deserted island.

探险队在荒岛上发现了古代遗迹。

Tànxiǎnduì zài huāngdǎo shang fāxiàn le gǔdài yíjì.

The expedition discovered ancient ruins on the uninhabited island.

Tips

memory

荒 (barren/desolate) + 岛 (island) = a barren island with no one living there.

In Pop Culture

鲁滨逊漂流记 Lǔ bīn xùn Piāoliú Jì

Robinson Crusoe

classic novel about survival on a deserted island

Stroke Order

荒 huāng

岛 dǎo