荒唐

huāngtáng

adjective #3,478

Meanings

1 absurd
2 ridiculous
3 preposterous

Characters

desolate; absurd

exaggerated; in vain

Examples

HSK 2

这个想法太荒唐了。

Zhège xiǎngfǎ tài huāngtáng le.

This idea is too absurd.

HSK 2

别说这么荒唐的话。

Bié shuō zhème huāngtáng de huà.

Don't say such ridiculous things.

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usage

荒唐 carries a stronger sense of moral disapproval than 可笑 (funny/laughable). It can describe both absurd ideas and dissolute behavior.

Stroke Order

荒 huāng

唐 Táng