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7-9

desolate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kong1dang4dang4 kōngdàngdàng

Meaning


Primary

desolate

Alternatives

empty

Mnemonic


Imagine going into a comically 空荡荡 desolate room. It is completely 空 empty other than a single lightbulb that quietly 荡 swings and 荡 swings from side to side.

Usage


学校 在 假期 期间 空荡荡 的。

The school is desolate during the holiday.

他 离开 以后, 房间 显 得 空荡荡 的。

After he left, the room felt desolate.

这 个 公园 现在 空荡荡 的, 没有 任何 人。

This park is desolate now, with no one around.

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