desolate village; abandoned hamlet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
desolate village; abandoned hamlet; lonely settlement
literaryOften used in literary or poetic contexts to evoke imagery of isolation, abandonment, or pastoral solitude.
Xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
，
duàn断
cháng肠
rén人
zài在
tiān天
yá涯
，
yuǎn远
chù处
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yī一
zuò座
huāng荒
cūn村
。
As the sun set in the west, the heartbroken traveler stood at the edge of the world, with only a desolate village visible in the distance.
Zhè这
zuò座
huāng荒
cūn村
yǐ已
jīng经
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
zhù住
le了
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
jǐ几
jiān间
pò破
jiù旧
de的
máo茅
wū屋
。
No one lives in this abandoned village anymore; only a few dilapidated thatched huts remain.
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Shī诗
rén人
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
zài在
huāng荒
cūn村
de的
xiǎo小
lù路
shàng上
，
xún寻
zhǎo找
chuàng创
zuò作
de的
líng灵
gǎn感
。
The poet walked alone on the path of the desolate village, searching for creative inspiration.