荒凉 huāngliáng desolate
How to remember 荒凉: 荒 wasteland + 凉 cool = desolate.
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How it is used
- Desolate / bleak and deserted - 荒凉的沙漠 (huāngliáng de shāmò) a desolate desert.
- Describes barren, uninhabited, lonely places devoid of life or activity.
- Evokes a mood of emptiness; contrast 繁华 (fánhuá, bustling and prosperous).