desolate; waste; uncultivated; overgrown with weeds
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
(of land) lying waste; overgrown with weeds; desolate; uncultivated
literaryOften used to describe farmland, fields, or metaphorically to describe a state of neglect or desolation. Can be used in both literal and figurative contexts.
Yóu由
yú于
duō多
nián年
wú无
rén人
gēng耕
zhòng种
，
zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
yǐ已
jīng经
huāng荒
wú芜
le了
。
Due to years of neglect, this land has become desolate and overgrown with weeds.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
cūn村
zhuāng庄
biàn变
de得
yī一
piàn片
huāng荒
wú芜
。
After the war, the village became completely desolate and ruined.
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Tián田
yuán园
huāng荒
wú芜
，
rén人
yān烟
xī稀
shǎo少
。
The fields lie waste and the population is sparse.
Tā他
gǎn感
dào到
nèi内
xīn心
yī一
piàn片
huāng荒
wú芜
，
shī失
qù去
le了
shēng生
huó活
de的
fāng方
xiàng向
。
He felt a desolation in his heart, having lost the direction of his life.