lonely; solitary; desolate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
lonely; solitary; alone and helpless
literaryA literary term, often used in classical or formal writing to describe a state of isolation and having no one to rely on. Often appears together with '独居' (living alone) or '无依' (having no one to turn to).
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
tā他
líng伶
pīng俜
dú独
jū居
，
yǔ与
shì世
gé隔
jué绝
。
After the war, he lived in lonely solitude, cut off from the world.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
líng伶
pīng俜
wú无
yī依
，
shēng生
huó活
shí十
fēn分
jiān艰
nán难
。
This old man is alone and helpless, living a very difficult life.
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Yuè月
sè色
xià下
，
líng伶
pīng俜
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
qī凄
liáng凉
。
Under the moonlight, the solitary figure appeared especially desolate.
Tā她
líng伶
pīng俜
dì地
zhàn站
zài在
hán寒
fēng风
zhōng中
，
děng等
dài待
zhe着
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bù不
huì会
guī归
lái来
de的
rén人
。
She stood alone in the cold wind, waiting for someone who would never return.