荒野

huāngyě

noun #10,111

Meanings

1 wilderness
2 wasteland
3 the wilds

Characters

desolate; barren; wasteland

wild; field; open country

Examples

他独自一人走进了荒野。

Tā dúzì yī rén zǒujìn le huāngyě.

He walked into the wilderness alone.

荒野中没有任何人烟。

Huāngyě zhōng méiyǒu rènhé rényān.

There was no sign of human habitation in the wilderness.

Tips

memory

荒 (desolate, barren) + 野 (wild, field) = a barren wild place. Think of it as a 'desolate field.'

Stroke Order

荒 huāng

野 yě