荒

huāng

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荒 — huāng

1. desolate; barren; bleak

   那片荒原多年无人居住。 nà piàn huāngyuán duōnián wúrénjūzhù — That stretch of wasteland has been uninhabited for many years.

2. shortage; lack

   今年粮食有些荒，很多地方缺粮。 jīnnián liángshí yǒuxiē huāng hěnduō dìfāng quēliáng — This year there's been a shortage of grain; many areas lack food.

3. scarce; sparse

   灾后市场上粮食很荒。 zāi hòushì chǎngshàng liángshí hěn huāng — After the disaster, grain was very scarce in the market.

4. out of practice; rusty

   这门手艺好久不做，手都荒了。 zhè mén shǒuyì hǎojiǔ bù zuò shǒu dōu huāng le — I haven't done this craft in a long time; my hands have gotten rusty.

5. absurd; ridiculous

   他提出的这个主意听上去很荒。 tā tíchū de zhège zhǔyì tīng shàngqù hěn huāng — The idea he proposed sounds absurd.

6. uncultivated; wild (land)

   那块荒地可以用来种菜。 nàkuài huāngdì kěyǐ yònglái zhòngcài — That uncultivated plot can be used to grow vegetables.

7. to neglect; to leave untended

   别把院子荒了，及时修剪和除草。 bié bǎ yuànzi huāng le jíshí xiūjiǎn hé chúcǎo — Don't neglect the yard; trim and weed it in time.