vast and empty; extensive and deserted
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
vast and empty; extensive and open; boundless and deserted
literaryDescribes vast, open spaces such as deserts, grasslands, or wastelands. Often carries a literary or poetic connotation emphasizing emptiness and scale.
Guǎng广
mò漠
de的
shā沙
tān滩
shàng上
，
liú留
zhe着
cháo潮
shuǐ水
tuì退
qù去
hòu后
de的
hén痕
jì迹
。
On the vast beach, traces remained after the tide receded.
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
guǎng广
mò漠
de的
huāng荒
yuán原
shàng上
，
wàng望
zhe着
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
dì地
píng平
xiàn线
。
He stood on the vast wasteland, gazing at the distant horizon.
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Zhè这
piàn片
guǎng广
mò漠
de的
shā沙
mò漠
jī几
hū乎
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
yān烟
。
This vast desert is almost completely uninhabited.
Guǎng广
mò漠
de的
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
，
yáng羊
qún群
xiàng像
bái白
yún云
yī一
yàng样
piāo飘
dòng动
。
On the vast grassland, flocks of sheep drifted like white clouds.