荒野

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 探险队在荒野中迷失了方向。▶ —
   The expedition lost its way in the wilderness.
2. 昔日的荒野如今变成了良田。▶ —
   The wilderness of old has now become fertile farmland.

Collocations

Mnemonic

荒 huāng "wild, barren" + 野 yě "field, open country": a barren open land, i.e. wilderness, wasteland. Untouched, rough, empty land. 荒 is the 荒 of 荒地 "wasteland" and 荒凉 "desolate"; used as in 开垦荒野 "to reclaim wasteland".

Related

Quick check

1. What does 荒野 mean?

   • untouched, rough open land
   • a bustling city
   • a tended garden
   • the deep sea