remote place; out-of-the-way area
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
remote place; out-of-the-way place; backwater
literaryCommonly used in set phrases such as 穷乡僻壤. Carries a literary or formal tone.
Tā他
lái来
zì自
qióng穷
xiāng乡
pì僻
rǎng壤
，
què却
píng凭
jiè借
nǔ努
lì力
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
dà大
xué学
。
He came from a remote and impoverished backwater, yet managed to get into university through hard work.
Zhè这
piàn片
huāng荒
shān山
pì僻
rǎng壤
hěn很
shǎo少
yǒu有
rén人
lái来
。
Very few people come to this desolate and remote mountain area.
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Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
dì地
chù处
pì僻
rǎng壤
，
jiāo交
tōng通
shí十
fēn分
bù不
biàn便
。
This village is located in a remote place with very inconvenient transportation.