Word

荒凉 (huāng liáng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 荒凉

形 xíng adjective

desolate

沙漠里的景色十分荒凉。

shā mò lǐ de jǐng sè shí fēn huāng liáng

The scenery in the desert is very desolate.

Word breakdown

荒 huāng — wild, barren, uncultivated, waste

1 荒唐 huāng táng — absurd HSK 7
- 荒 wild, extreme, unreasonable
- 唐 empty, boastful, exaggerated
Example

这个想法太荒唐了。

zhè ge xiǎng fǎ tài huāng táng le

This idea is too absurd.
2 荒诞 huāng dàn — absurd HSK 7
- 荒 wild, unreasonable, lacking basis
- 诞 false, untrue, exaggerated
Example

这个故事的情节显得十分荒诞。

zhè ge gù shi de qíng jié xiǎn de shí fēn huāng dàn

The plot of this story appears quite absurd.
3 荒谬 huāng miù — absurd HSK 7
- 荒 wild, unreasonable
- 谬 erroneous, mistaken
Example

认为地球是平的是荒谬的。

rèn wéi dì qiú shì píng de shì huāng miù de

Thinking the earth is flat is absurd.

凉 liáng — cold, bleak, disheartening

1 凉快 liáng kuài — cool HSK 3
- 凉 cool
- 快 pleasant, comfortable
Example

今天天气很凉快。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn liáng kuài

The weather is very cool today.
2 着凉 zháo liáng — to catch cold HSK 5
- 着 to catch, to be affected by
- 凉 cold, coolness
Example

外面很冷，多穿点衣服，别着凉了。

wài miàn hěn lěng duō chuān diǎn yī fu bié zháo liáng le

It's very cold outside, wear more clothes, don't catch cold.
3 凄凉 qī liáng — desolate HSK 7
- 凄 bleak, cold, miserable
- 凉 cold, cool (reinforcing the bleak atmosphere)
Example

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.
4 凉爽 liáng shuǎng — cool and refreshing HSK 7
- 凉 cool (temperature)
- 爽 refreshing, pleasant
Example

今天天气很凉爽。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn liáng shuǎng

The weather is very cool and refreshing today.
5 清凉 qīng liáng — cool and refreshing HSK 7
- 清 clear, pure, fresh
- 凉 cool, cold
Example

清晨的空气清凉宜人。

qīng chén de kōng qì qīng liáng yí rén

The morning air is cool and pleasant.

Structure & writing

1 荒 huāng — overgrown with weeds or uncultivated; desolate; unreasonable or incorrect

荒 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

慌 huāng flustered, hurried, frantic 谎 huǎng lie; falsehood

consists of

1.1 芒 máng — a perennial herb (Miscanthus sinensis) growing in hills and fields, with linear leaves, brownish-yellow panicles in autumn, and hairy fruits

芒 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

荒 huāng overgrown with weeds or uncultivated; desolate; unreasonable or incorrect

1.2 川 chuān — river; waterway

川 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

带 dài ribbon, strip, or belt-shaped object

HSK 4

顺 shùn facing the same direction; opposite of 逆

HSK 5

训 xùn to teach; to admonish

HSK 7