líng
pīng

literary

Meaning of 伶俜

伶俜 means lonely; solitary; alone and helpless. Pronounced líng pīng.

  • lonely; solitary; alone and helpless

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
zhēng
guò
hòu
 
líng
pīng
 
shì
jué
 

After the war, he lived in lonely solitude, cut off from the world.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
rén
líng
pīng
 
shēng
huó
shí
fēn
jiān
nán
 

This old man is alone and helpless, living a very difficult life.

Yuè
xià
 
líng
pīng
de
shēn
yǐng
xiǎn
wài
liáng
 

Under the moonlight, the solitary figure appeared especially desolate.

líng
pīng
zhàn
zài
hán
fēng
zhōng
 
děng
dài
zhe
yǒng
yuǎn
huì
guī
lái
de
rén
 

She stood alone in the cold wind, waiting for someone who would never return.