cāngmáng

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Word · AdjectiveTraditional蒼茫

vast and hazy; boundless and indistinct

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adjective

vast and hazy; boundless and indistinct

literary

A classical literary term used to describe vast, indistinct scenes, often of landscapes, the sky, or night.

Mù暮
sè色
cāng苍
máng茫
zhī之
zhōng中
 ,
xiǎo小
chuán船
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
yuǎn远
qù去
 。

Amid the vast, hazy twilight, the small boat gradually disappeared into the distance.

Yǎn眼
qián前
shì是
yī一
piàn片
cāng苍
máng茫
de的
dà大
dì地
 。

Before my eyes lies a vast and boundless land.

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Hǎi海
tiān天
cāng苍
máng茫
 ,
wú无
biān边
wú无
jì际
 。

The sea and sky are boundless and indistinct, stretching to infinity.

Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
cāng苍
máng茫
de的
yuán原
yě野
shàng上
 ,
xīn心
zhōng中
yǒng涌
qǐ起
yī一
gǔ股
gū孤
dú独
gǎn感
 。

Standing on the vast, hazy plain, a feeling of loneliness welled up in his heart.

Lì历
shǐ史
de的
cháng长
hé河
 ,
zài在
cāng苍
máng茫
de的
suì岁
yuè月
zhōng中
liú流
tǎng淌
 。

The long river of history flows through the boundless mists of time.