Word information
Simplified萧条
Traditional蕭條
Pinyinxiāotiáo
Part of speech形
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
萧条
xiāotiáo · bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
Character breakdown
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