荒野

huāngyě

noun #10,111

Meanings

1 wilderness
2 wasteland
3 the wilds

Characters

desolate; barren; wasteland

wild; field; open country

Examples

HSK 3

荒野中没有任何人烟。

Huāngyě zhōng méiyǒu rènhé rényān.

There was no sign of human habitation in the wilderness.

HSK 4

他独自一人走进了荒野。

Tā dúzì yī rén zǒujìn le huāngyě.

He walked into the wilderness alone.

Tips

memory

荒 (desolate, barren) + 野 (wild, field) = a barren wild place. Think of it as a 'desolate field.'

Stroke Order

荒 huāng

野 yě