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  • 1

    adj.desolate; bleak; dreary

    • méi yǒu tā tā gǎn dào gū dú ér qī liáng

      没有感到孤独凄凉

      He was desolate without her.

    • dōng tiān de tián yě shang yī piàn qī liáng jǐng xiàng

      冬天田野凄凉景象

      The fields in winter were a desolate scene.

    • méi yǒu le chǒng wù de péi bàn tā jué de hěn qī liáng

      没有宠物陪伴觉得凄凉

      He felt desolate without his pet's company.

  • 2

    adj.miserable; wretched; sad

    • qī zi qù shì shí tā shí fēn qī liáng

      妻子去世十分凄凉

      He was utterly bereft when his wife died.

    • tā shēn shì qī liáng

      身世凄凉

      His life experience steeped in misery.

    • tā chǔ jìng qī liáng

      处境凄凉

      He is in a sad plight.

Word usage

  • Note
    "凄凉" is different from of "荒凉". When used to describe scenery, "凄凉" is more subjective than "荒凉".