luxuriant and wild (vegetation); vast and boundless (land)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
luxuriant and wild; overgrown (vegetation)
literaryUsed to describe dense, untamed plant growth, often implying wilderness.
Huāng荒
fèi废
de的
tíng庭
yuàn院
lǐ里
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
mǎng莽
mǎng莽
de的
zá杂
cǎo草
。
The abandoned courtyard was overgrown with luxuriant, wild weeds.
Yuán原
shǐ始
sēn森
lín林
mǎng莽
mǎng莽
cāng苍
cāng苍
，
rén人
jì迹
hǎn罕
zhì至
。
The primeval forest is vast and lush, with few human traces.
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Huǒ火
zāi灾
hòu后
，
mǎng莽
mǎng莽
de的
lín林
hǎi海
huà化
wéi为
huī灰
jìn烬
。
After the fire, the vast, luxuriant forest sea turned to ashes.
adjective
vast and boundless; stretching endlessly (landscape)
literaryUsed to describe expansive, open landscapes like plains, deserts, or snowfields.
Liè列
chē车
xíng行
shǐ驶
zài在
mǎng莽
mǎng莽
de的
xuě雪
yuán原
shàng上
。
The train travels across the vast, boundless snowfield.
Fàng放
yǎn眼
wàng望
qù去
，
mǎng莽
mǎng莽
de的
cǎo草
yuán原
yī一
zhí直
yán延
shēn伸
dào到
tiān天
biān边
。
As far as the eye can see, the boundless grasslands stretch to the horizon.
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Dà大
mò漠
huáng黄
shā沙
，
mǎng莽
mǎng莽
qiān千
lǐ里
。
The great desert, with its yellow sands, is vast for thousands of miles.