荒诞 huāngdàn beyond belief
beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic
How to remember 荒诞: 荒 wasteland + 诞 to give birth = beyond belief.
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How it is used
- Absurd / fantastical - defying belief - 荒诞的故事 (huāngdàn de gùshi) a bizarre, incredible tale; 荒诞派 (huāngdànpài) the theatre of the absurd.
- More literary than 荒唐; often used of surreal or grotesquely unreal art and situations.
- Register: literary/critical; 荒诞不经 = utterly absurd.