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xiāo
萧（蕭）
tiáo
条（條）

HSK 7-9
common
adjective
technical

Meaning of 萧条

萧条 means desolate; bleak; lifeless; depression; slump (economic phase). Pronounced xiāo tiáo. HSK 7-9.

  • desolate; bleak; lifeless
  • depression; slump (economic phase)

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
 ，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yī一
piàn片
xiāo萧
tiáo条
 。

After the war, the city was in complete desolation.

Qiū秋
rì日
lǐ里
 ，
zhè这
zuò座
huāng荒
fèi废
de的
yuán园
zi子
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
xiāo萧
tiáo条
 。

In autumn, this abandoned garden looks especially bleak.

Rù入
dōng冬
hòu后
 ，
yóu游
kè客
xī稀
shǎo少
 ，
hǎi海
bīn滨
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
yī一
piàn片
xiāo萧
tiáo条
jǐng景
xiàng象
 。

After winter arrives, with few tourists, the seaside town presents a scene of desolation.

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