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7-9

absurd

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

huang1miu4 huāngmiù

Meaning


Primary

absurd

Alternatives

preposterous

Mnemonic


荒谬 Absurd is something that is extremely 谬 erroneous, like a map that leads you to the middle of a 荒 wasteland.

Usage


这 个 故事 听 起来 很 荒谬。

This story sounds very absurd.

荒谬 的 理由 无法 让 人 信服。

An absurd reason cannot convince people.

他 提出 了 一 个 荒谬 的 假设。

He put forward an absurd hypothesis.

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