desolate and uninhabited; remote
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
desolate and uninhabited; remote and barren
literaryUsed to describe places such as deserts, wilderness, or remote mountains where there are no signs of human habitation. Often carries a connotation of isolation.
Zhè这
piàn片
shā沙
mò漠
huāng荒
wú无
rén人
yān烟
，
lián连
yī一
kē棵
cǎo草
dōu都
bù不
zhǎng长
。
This desert is desolate and uninhabited—not even a blade of grass grows here.
Tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
lái来
dào到
le了
yī一
gè个
huāng荒
wú无
rén人
yān烟
de的
gū孤
dǎo岛
。
The expedition team arrived at a desolate, uninhabited island.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
yuán原
běn本
huāng荒
wú无
rén人
yān烟
，
xiàn现
zài在
què却
chéng成
le了
fán繁
huá华
de的
chéng城
shì市
。
This place was originally desolate and uninhabited, but it has now become a prosperous city.
Gāo高
yuán原
shàng上
hěn很
duō多
dì地
fāng方
dōu都
huāng荒
wú无
rén人
yān烟
。
Many places on the plateau are desolate and uninhabited.