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莽苍

Word · Adjective · NounTraditional莽蒼

vast and hazy; wilderness

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

vast and hazy; misty and boundless

literary

Literary term describing a vast landscape obscured by mist, haze, or distance. Often used to evoke a poetic, atmospheric feeling.

Chén晨
xī曦
zhōng中
 ,
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
shān山
luán峦
xiǎn显
dé得
yī一
piàn片
mǎng莽
cāng苍
 。

In the morning light, the distant mountains appeared vast and hazy.

Qiū秋
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
 ,
yuán原
yě野
mǎng莽
cāng苍
 ,
bié别
yǒu有
yī一
fān番
yùn韵
wèi味
 。

After the autumn rain, the wilderness was misty and boundless, possessing a unique charm.

2.

noun

wilderness; open country

literary

Refers to the wild, undeveloped land itself, often with a literary or classical flavor.

Tā他
dú独
zì自
yī一
rén人
xíng行
zǒu走
zài在
mǎng莽
cāng苍
zhī之
zhōng中
 ,
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
bǐ比
zì自
yóu由
 。

Walking alone in the wilderness, he felt incomparably free.

Zhè这
piàn片
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mǎng莽
cāng苍
yùn孕
yù育
le了
wú无
shù数
shēng生
mìng命
 。

This ancient wilderness has nurtured countless lives.