寂寞 (jì mò) — lonely; lonesome (used for people); (of a place) quiet and desolate; silent

Definition

Examples

• 离开家以后，我常常感到寂寞。
  Lí kāi jiā yǐ hòu, wǒ cháng cháng gǎn dào jì mò.
  After leaving home, I often feel lonely.
• 她养了一只猫，因为不想一个人寂寞。
  Tā yǎng le yì zhī māo, yīn wèi bù xiǎng yí gè rén jì mò.
  She adopted a cat because she didn't want to be lonely alone.
• 午夜的公园一片寂寞，只有风声。
  Wǔ yè de gōng yuán yí piàn jì mò, zhǐ yǒu fēng shēng.
  The midnight park was completely quiet and desolate, with only the sound of wind.

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