荒谬 huāngmiù absurd
absurd; ridiculous
How to remember 荒谬: 荒 wasteland + 谬 absurd = absurd.
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How it is used
- Absurd / preposterous - logically ridiculous - 荒谬的结论 (huāngmiù de jiélùn) an absurd conclusion.
- Sharper and more argumentative than 荒唐 - used to condemn a claim or reasoning as ludicrous.
- Formal register; 荒谬绝伦 = utterly ridiculous.
Example sentences
- 这种尝试很荒谬。 Zhèzhǒng chángshì hěn huāngmiù.It's nonsense to try that.
- 这是我听过最荒谬的想法。 Zhè shì wǒ tīng guò zuì huāngmiù de xiǎngfǎ.That's the most absurd idea I've ever heard.