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凄凉

qī liáng

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 悽涼

What 凄凉 means

1. mournful; miserable

Other readings

凄凉 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qī liángdesolate (place)

The characters in 凄凉

• 凄qīintense cold; frigid; dismal
• 凉liángcool; cold

Example sentences

• 看着眼前凄凉的景象，我们不禁流下了泪来。
  Kàn zhe yǎnqián qīliáng de jǐngxiàng, wǒmen bù jīn liú xià le lèi lái.
  The pitiful sight moved us to tears.