荒凉

荒凉 huāngliáng in a sentence

Desolate

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

荒凉 (huāngliáng) means Desolate. 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

冬天的海边显得格外 荒凉 。

Dōngtiān de hǎibiān xiǎnde géwài huāngliáng.

The seaside in winter looks especially bleak.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒凉

这里从前是一片 荒凉 的沙地。

Zhèlǐ cóngqián shì yí piàn huāngliáng de shādì.

This used to be a stretch of desolate sand.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒凉

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How is 荒凉 used in a sentence?

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

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Is 荒凉 an HSK word?

Yes — 荒凉 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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