barren land; land laid waste
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
barren land; land laid completely waste
literaryA literary, descriptive term for extreme desolation caused by natural disasters.
Dà大
hàn旱
sān三
nián年
，
chì赤
dì地
qiān千
lǐ里
，
mín民
bù不
liáo聊
shēng生
。
After three years of severe drought, the land was laid waste for a thousand miles, and the people had no means to live.
Zhàn战
huǒ火
hé和
huáng蝗
zāi灾
guò过
hòu后
，
xī昔
rì日
de的
wò沃
tǔ土
biàn变
wéi为
yī一
piàn片
chì赤
dì地
。
After the war and locust plague, the once fertile soil turned into a barren wasteland.
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Zhè这
ge个
cí词
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
xíng形
róng容
zāi灾
hòu后
jí极
qí其
huāng荒
liáng凉
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
This term is often used to describe the extremely desolate scene after a disaster.