冷落 lěngluò desolate
desolate; unfrequented; to treat somebody coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
How to remember 冷落: 冷 cold + 落 fall = desolate.
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How it is used
- Two linked senses. As a verb, 'to cold-shoulder / neglect' someone - 别冷落了客人 (bié lěngluò le kèrén) don't leave the guests neglected.
- As an adjective, 'desolate, deserted' of a place - 门庭冷落 (méntíng lěngluò) a once-busy place now empty of visitors.