desolate and uninhabited; bleak
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
desolate and uninhabited; vast and empty without human habitation
literaryTypically used to describe wilderness, deserts, or post-apocalyptic scenes. Often carries a literary or descriptive tone.
Yuán原
yě野
máng茫
máng茫
，
miǎo渺
wú无
rén人
yān烟
。
The wilderness stretches endlessly, desolate and uninhabited.
Zhè这
piàn片
shā沙
mò漠
miǎo渺
wú无
rén人
yān烟
，
lián连
yī一
zhī只
niǎo鸟
dōu都
kàn看
bú不
jiàn见
。
This desert is completely desolate; you can't even see a single bird.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
lǐ里
biàn变
de得
miǎo渺
wú无
rén人
yān烟
。
After the war, this place became completely deserted.