adjective #29,068

Meanings

  1. 1 bleak
  2. 2 dismal
  3. 3 mournful
  4. 4 desolate and sad

Examples

Qiūfēng qī lěng, luòyè fēnfēn, lìng rén gǎnshāng.
The bleak autumn wind and falling leaves were deeply saddening.
Zhè shǒu shī xiě chū le líbié shí de qīliáng xīnqíng.
This poem captures the desolate mood of parting.

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usage
rarely stands alone in modern Chinese — it typically appears in compounds: 凄凉 (desolate), 凄惨 (miserable), (poignantly beautiful). The variant is the traditional/alternate form.

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