Meaning of 凄凉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qīliáng
- desolate (place)
qīliáng
- mournful; miserable
凄凉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
看著眼前凄凉的景象，我们不禁流下了泪来。
The pitiful sight moved us to tears.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
凄 qī · bitter cold · 10 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
凉 liáng · cool · 10 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Related words
Words that share a character with 凄凉.
| 凉快 | liángkuai | pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 凉鞋 | liángxié | sandal |
| 凉爽 | liángshuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 荒凉 | huāngliáng | desolate |
| 清凉 | qīngliáng | cool; refreshing |
| 着凉 | zháoliáng | to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] |
| 凄惨 | qīcǎn | plaintive; mournful |
| 冰凉 | bīngliáng | ice-cold |
| 冲凉 | chōngliáng | (dialect) to take a shower |
Questions about 凄凉
What does 凄凉 mean?
凄凉 (qīliáng) means "desolate (place)" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 凄凉?
凄凉 is made of 2 characters: 凄 (10 strokes), 凉 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 凄凉 an HSK word?
Yes. 凄凉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 凄凉 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 凄凉 is written 淒涼.