漫漫

mànmàn

adjective #9,973

Meanings

HSK 3

人生的道路漫漫。

Rénshēng de dàolù mànmàn.

The road of life is long.

HSK 4

漫漫长夜，他一个人坐在窗前。

Mànmàn chángyè, tā yīgè rén zuò zài chuāng qián.

Through the long, endless night, he sat alone by the window.

HSK 7-9

漫漫黄沙一望无际。

Mànmàn huángshā yīwàng-wújì.

The endless yellow sand stretches as far as the eye can see.

Literary and poetic. Used in formal writing, poetry, and speeches. Everyday speech would use 很长 or 漫长 instead.

culture

The famous line 路漫漫其修远兮 from Qu Yuan's 'Li Sao' means 'the road ahead is long and winding'.

漫 màn