Word

荒 (huāng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 荒

动 dòng verb

to waste, to neglect

他荒了学业。

tā huāng le xué yè

He neglected his studies.

Word breakdown

荒 huāng — to waste, to neglect

1 荒凉 huāng liáng — desolate HSK 7
- 荒 wild, barren, uncultivated, waste
- 凉 cold, bleak, disheartening
Example

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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.

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