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凄凉 (qī liáng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

凄凉 (qī liáng) is a Chinese word: desolate. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 凄凉

形 xíng adjective

desolate

秋风吹过,景色显得十分凄凉。

qiū fēng chuī guò jǐng sè xiǎn de shí fēn qī liáng

The autumn wind blows, and the scenery appears very desolate.

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Word breakdown

凄 qī — bleak, cold, miserable

凉 liáng — cold, cool (reinforcing the bleak atmosphere)

Structure & writing
1 凄 qī — cool; cold

凄 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 妻 qī — wife (opposite of 夫)
妻 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 凉 liáng — cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷)

凉 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

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