desolate; bleak; barren
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
desolate; bleak; barren; sparsely populated
neutralDescribes a place lacking people, activity, or signs of life, often feeling lonely and abandoned.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yī一
piàn片
huāng荒
liáng凉
。
After the war, this city was utterly desolate.
Zhè这
piàn片
huāng荒
liáng凉
de的
shā沙
mò漠
lǐ里
jī几
hū乎
kàn看
bù不
dào到
zhí植
wù物
。
In this barren desert, you can hardly see any plants.
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Gōng工
chǎng厂
dǎo倒
bì闭
hòu后
，
zhěng整
gè个
qū区
yù域
biàn变
de得
shí十
fēn分
huāng荒
liáng凉
。
After the factory closed down, the whole area became very bleak.
Tā他
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
zài在
huāng荒
liáng凉
de的
hǎi海
tān滩
shàng上
。
He walked alone on the desolate beach.