cold and quiet; desolately silent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
cold and quiet; desolately silent
literaryDescribes an environment that is both physically cold and lacking in human activity or sound. Often used in literary or descriptive writing to convey a mood of loneliness or abandonment.
Shēn深
yè夜
de的
xiàng巷
zi子
yì异
cháng常
lěng冷
jì寂
。
The alley in the deep night was unusually cold and silent.
Dōng冬
rì日
de的
shān山
jiān间
xiǎo小
jìng径
，
yī一
piàn片
lěng冷
jì寂
。
The mountain trail in winter was a scene of desolate silence.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
lěng冷
jì寂
。
After the war, this small town felt particularly desolate and quiet.
Tā他
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
zài在
lěng冷
jì寂
de的
hú湖
biān边
，
xīn心
zhōng中
mǎn满
shì是
chóu惆
chàng怅
。
He walked alone by the cold and quiet lakeside, filled with melancholy.