凄凉
qī liáng
Pinyin

Definition

凄凉
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qī liáng
  1. mournful
  2. miserable
凄凉
 - 
qī liáng
  1. desolate (place)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

凄凉
qī liáng
  1. 1 mournful
  2. 2 miserable
凉
Liáng
  1. 1 the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
凄凉
qī liáng
  1. 1 desolate (place)
清凉
qīng liáng
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 refreshing
  3. 3 (of clothing) skimpy
  4. 4 revealing
冰凉
bīng liáng
  1. 1 ice-cold
受凉
shòu liáng
  1. 1 to catch cold
悲凉
bēi liáng
  1. 1 sorrowful
  2. 2 dismal
凄惨
qī cǎn
  1. 1 plaintive
  2. 2 mournful
  3. 3 miserable
凄迷
qī mí
  1. 1 pained and bewildered
冲凉
chōng liáng
  1. 1 (dialect) to take a shower
凉快
liáng kuai
  1. 1 nice and cold
  2. 2 pleasantly cool
凉意
liáng yì
  1. 1 a slight chill
凉拌
liáng bàn
  1. 1 salad with dressing
  2. 2 cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. coleslaw)
凉水
liáng shuǐ
  1. 1 cool water
  2. 2 unboiled water
凉凉
liáng liáng
  1. 1 slightly cold
  2. 2 cool
  3. 3 (neologism) (slang) to be done for
  4. 4 about to be obliterated
  5. 5 (of a place or a person) desolate
凉爽
liáng shuǎng
  1. 1 cool and refreshing
凉皮
liáng pí
  1. 1 liangpi (noodle-like dish)
凉粉
liáng fěn
  1. 1 liangfen (Chinese dish)
  2. 2 grass jelly (Chinese dish)
凉鞋
liáng xié
  1. 1 sandal
凉面
liáng miàn
  1. 1 cold noodles

Idioms (5)

世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
黄花菜都凉了
huáng huā cài dōu liáng le
  1. 1 lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to arrive late
  3. 3 to take one's sweet time

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