寞

寞 mò in a sentence

Lonely

Full dictionary entry 2 sentences

寞 (mò) means Lonely. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

一个人在家有点寂 寞 。

Yí ge rén zài jiā yǒudiǎn jìmò.

It is a little lonely at home by myself.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寂寞

有书作伴就不寂 寞 了。

Yǒu shū zuò bàn jiù bú jìmò le.

With books for company you are not lonely.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寂寞

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Words that contain 寞

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How is 寞 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 寞 (mò, "Lonely"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Why do some sentences show 寞 inside a longer word?

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