冷清 (lěng qīng) — desolate and cheerless (of a place); quiet and empty

Definition

Examples

• 这家饭店生意不好，一直很冷清。
  Zhè jiā fàn diàn shēng yì bù hǎo, yì zhí hěn lěng qīng.
  This restaurant's business is bad; it's always been very quiet.
• 周末的办公室非常冷清，只有几个人在加班。
  Zhōu mò de bàn gōng shì fēi cháng lěng qīng, zhǐ yǒu jǐ gè rén zài jiā bān.
  The office is very deserted on weekends, with only a few people working overtime.
• 冷清的街道上只有几盏路灯还亮着。
  lěng qīng De jiē dào shàng zhǐ yǒu jǐ zhǎn lù dēng hái liàng zhe.
  On the desolate street, only a few streetlights were still on.

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