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7-9

absurd

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

huang1miu4 huāngmiù

Meaning


Primary

absurd

Alternatives

preposterous

Mnemonic


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

Usage


這 個 故事 聽 起來 很 荒謬。

This story sounds very absurd.

荒謬 的 理由 無法 讓 人 信服。

An absurd reason cannot convince people.

他 提出 了 一 個 荒謬 的 假設。

He put forward an absurd hypothesis.

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