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Chinese dictionary
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adj.desolate; bleak; dreary
没有她,他感到孤独而凄凉。
He was desolate without her.
冬天的田野上一片凄凉景象。
The fields in winter were a desolate scene.
没有了宠物的陪伴,他觉得很凄凉。
He felt desolate without his pet's company.
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adj.miserable; wretched; sad
妻子去世时,他十分凄凉。
He was utterly bereft when his wife died.
他身世凄凉。
His life experience steeped in misery.
他处境凄凉。
He is in a sad plight.
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- Note"凄凉" is different from of "荒凉". When used to describe scenery, "凄凉" is more subjective than "荒凉".