sparse and desolate; vast and silent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
vast and silent; desolately empty
literaryA literary term describing the emptiness and silence of a space, especially at night. It conveys a mood of loneliness, tranquility, or melancholy.
Liáo寥
luò落
de的
yè夜
kōng空
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jǐ几
kē颗
xīng星
xing星
zài在
shǎn闪
shuò烁
。
In the vast and silent night sky, only a few stars were twinkling.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
chéng城
shì市
yī一
piàn片
liáo寥
luò落
。
After the war, the city was desolately empty.
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Tā他
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
zài在
liáo寥
luò落
de的
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
。
He walked alone on the deserted street.