蛮荒

蠻荒

mánhuāng

adjective #24,789

Meanings

1 savage and wild
2 uncivilized
3 wilderness
4 barbaric and desolate

Characters

savage, barbarian, brute

wilderness, desolate, barren

Examples

探险队深入蛮荒之地。

Tànxiǎn duì shēnrù mánhuāng zhī dì.

The expedition ventured deep into the wilderness.

那片蛮荒的土地从未有人定居。

Nà piàn mánhuāng de tǔdì cónglái méiyǒu rén dìngjū.

That savage, desolate land was never settled.

在蛮荒年代，人们依靠狩猎为生。

Zài mánhuāng niándài, rénmen yīkào shòuliè wéishēng.

In the wild early ages, people lived by hunting.

Tips

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蛮荒 is literary and somewhat archaic. It suggests a primordial, untamed wilderness beyond the edge of civilization. Often seen in historical fiction and poetic prose.

Stroke Order

蛮 mán

荒 huāng