寂寞
jìmò
lonely, lonesome
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 一个人在外地,他感到很寂寞。Alone in a strange place, he felt very lonely.
- 夜深了,街道一片寂寞。The night was late and the streets were lonely and still.
Collocations
感到寂寞寂寞难耐孤独寂寞排解寂寞
Mnemonic
寂 jì "still" + 寞 mò "lonely", both under the roof radical 宀: an empty, silent loneliness.
Related
孤独冷清热闹空虚
Quick check
Which word is opposite in meaning to 寂寞?