孤寂

gūjì

adjective #20,113

Meanings

1 lonely and desolate
2 solitary and still
3 lonesome

Characters

alone / orphaned / isolated

silent / still / lonely

Examples

他独居山中，感到无比孤寂。

Tā dūjū shān zhōng, gǎndào wúbǐ gūjì.

He lived alone in the mountains, feeling utterly lonely.

夜晚的街道显得格外孤寂。

Yèwǎn de jiēdào xiǎnde géwài gūjì.

The streets at night seemed especially desolate.

Tips

register

孤寂 is more literary than the everyday 孤独 (lonely). It conveys both solitude and a quiet, melancholic stillness, often found in poetry and prose.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

寂 jì