荒诞 meaning in English

huāngdàn

beyond belief; incredible

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 荒誕17 strokes

Meaning of 荒诞

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huāngdàn
  1. beyond belief
  2. incredible
  3. preposterous
  4. fantastic

Stroke order for each character

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荒 huāng · desolate · 9 strokes

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诞 dàn · to give birth · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 荒诞.

圣诞节Shèngdàn JiéChristmas time; Christmas season
诞生dànshēngto be born
荒谬huāngmiùabsurd; ridiculous
荒凉huāngliángdesolate
诞辰dànchénbirthday
荒唐huāngtángbeyond belief; preposterous
荒野huāngyěwilderness
饥荒jīhuāngcrop failure; famine
荒废huāngfèito abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated
荒芜huāngwúleft to return to unchecked growth; overgrown
荒漠huāngmòdesert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate
荒地huāngdìwasteland; uncultivated land

Questions about 荒诞

What does 荒诞 mean?

荒诞 (huāngdàn) means "beyond belief; incredible" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 荒诞?

荒诞 is made of 2 characters: 荒 (9 strokes), 诞 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 荒诞 an HSK word?

Yes. 荒诞 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 荒诞 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 荒诞 is written 荒誕.