silent; desolately quiet; lonely
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
silent; desolately quiet
literaryDescribes an environment that is profoundly and often solemnly silent, or a state of deep solitude. Primarily used in classical and formal literary contexts.
Shēn深
yè夜
de的
shān山
lín林
，
wàn万
lài籁
jù俱
jì寂
，
yī一
piàn片
cén岑
jì寂
。
Deep in the night, the mountain forest was utterly silent, a scene of profound stillness.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
cén岑
jì寂
。
After the war, the small town seemed desolately quiet.
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Tā他
dú独
jū居
zài在
cén岑
jì寂
de的
shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
，
yuǎn远
lí离
chén尘
xiāo嚣
。
He lives alone in the silent valley, far from the hustle and bustle of the world.
adjective
lonely; desolate
literaryDescribes a personal feeling of profound loneliness or a place that induces such a feeling.
Yì异
xiāng乡
piāo漂
bó泊
duō多
nián年
，
tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
cén岑
jì寂
zhī之
gǎn感
。
After drifting in a foreign land for many years, his heart was filled with a sense of deep loneliness.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
dōng冬
rì日
huāng荒
yuán原
de的
cén岑
jì寂
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
This painting depicts the desolate scene of a winter wilderness.