Chinese word dictionary

凄凉

qīliáng · desolate (place); mournful; miserable

Word information

Simplified凄凉
Traditional悽涼/淒涼
Pinyinqīliáng
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06

How to learn 凄凉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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