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凄 qī

bitter cold, miserable, dreary

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
冫
Traditional
淒
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 冫妻 ⿰冫妻

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  1. 这个故事的结局很凄凉。
    Zhège gùshi de jiéjú hěn qīliáng.
    This story's ending is very desolate.
    this (measure) story (particle) ending very desolate
  2. 这个地方是不是显得有点凄凉？
    Zhège dìfang shì bu shì xiǎnde yǒudiǎn qīliáng?
    Does this place seem a bit desolate?
    this (measure) place is not is appear a-bit desolate
  3. 别把生活想得太凄凉，事情会好起来的。
    Bié bǎ shēnghuó xiǎng de tài qīliáng, shìqing huì hǎo qǐlai de.
    Don't imagine life as too bleak, things will get better.
    don't (particle) life think (particle) too desolate, matter will good rise-come (particle)
  4. 他的晚年并不凄凉，过得很幸福。
    Tā de wǎnnián bìng bù qīliáng, guò de hěn xìngfú.
    His old age wasn't desolate at all, he lived very happily.
    he (particle) old-age actually not desolate, live (particle) very happy
  5. 深秋的夜晚，街道显得格外凄凉。
    Shēnqiū de yèwǎn, jiēdào xiǎnde géwài qīliáng.
    On a late-autumn night, the street looked especially desolate.
    deep-autumn (particle) night, street appear especially desolate

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