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凄凉
qīliáng
Description
“凄凉”用来说一个地方或一种感觉很冷清、很悲伤。
"凄凉" is used to describe a place or feeling that is very desolate and sad.
看到空空的老房子，我心里觉得很凄凉。
Seeing the empty old house, I felt very 凄凉 in my heart.
Meanings
凄凉qīliáng
bleak, desolate and lonely
冬天的街道又冷又凄凉。
The streets are cold and bleak in winter.
凄凉qīliáng
miserable, sad and pitiful
他一个人过年，日子很凄凉。
He spends the New Year alone; life is very lonely.
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Notes
- Etymology
凄 (cold, mournful) + 凉 (cool, chilly), together evoking a bleak, sad feeling.
- Nuance
describes both places (desolate) and emotions (forlorn); more literary than 可怜.
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