旷野

曠野

kuàngyě

noun #21,581

Measure Word

一片旷野 piàn

Meanings

1 wilderness
2 open country
3 vast open land

Characters

vast; open; desolate; neglect

wilderness; wild; field

Examples

HSK 7-9

他一个人走在茫茫旷野中。

Tā yīgè rén zǒu zài mángmáng kuàngyě zhōng.

He walked alone across the vast wilderness.

HSK 7-9

旷野中的风呼啸而过。

Kuàngyě zhōng de fēng hūxiào ér guò.

The wind howled across the open wilderness.

Tips

memory

旷 means 'vast/open/desolate' and 野 means 'wilderness/wild'. Together they paint a picture of wide-open, uninhabited land. 旷 is also used in 旷课 (to skip class) - the idea of an 'empty' seat.

Stroke Order

旷 kuàng

野 yě