孤零零

gūlínglíng

adjective HSK 7-9 #15,196

Meanings

1 all alone
2 solitary and forlorn

Characters

zero; fragmentary

Examples

一棵树孤零零地站在山顶。

Yī kē shù gūlínglíng de zhàn zài shāndǐng.

A tree stands all alone on the hilltop.

他孤零零地坐在角落里。

Tā gūlínglíng de zuò zài jiǎoluò lǐ.

He sat all alone in the corner.

Tips

memory

孤 (lone) + 零零 (zero-zero, nothing around) = completely alone with nothing around.

grammar

孤零零 is an ABB-pattern adjective. It's always followed by 地 when used as an adverb.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

零 líng