chilly; desolate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
chilly; cold; bleak
literaryDescribes cold weather, wind, or environments with a sense of bleakness.
Qī凄
lěng冷
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
,
zhǐ只
yǒu有
hán寒
fēng风
zài在
hū呼
xiào啸
。
On this chilly night, only the cold wind was howling.
Qī凄
lěng冷
de的
yuè月
guāng光
sǎ洒
zài在
dì地
miàn面
shàng上
。
The bleak moonlight spilled onto the ground.
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Tā他
dú独
zì自
zhàn站
zài在
qī凄
lěng冷
de的
běi北
fēng风
zhōng中
。
He stood alone in the chilly north wind.
adjective
desolate; dreary; bleak (of feelings)
literaryDescribes a desolate state of mind or emotional coldness and loneliness.
Shī失
bài败
hòu后
,
tā他
de的
nèi内
xīn心
shí十
fēn分
qī凄
lěng冷
。
After the failure, his heart felt utterly desolate.
Tā她
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhǒng种
shuō说
bu不
chū出
de的
qī凄
lěng冷
。
She felt an indescribable sense of bleakness.
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Zài在
zhè这
ge个
mò陌
shēng生
de的
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
,
tā他
bèi备
gǎn感
qī凄
lěng冷
。
In this unfamiliar city, he felt extremely lonely and desolate.