荒 (huāng) — (verb) to become overgrown or desolate from neglect (of land, fields); (verb) to become out of practice (of a skill, e.g. writing, playing an instrument)
Definition
As a verb, 荒 means land or a skill has been left untended and gone to ruin — the land sense pairs with 野 (wild/uncultivated, an adjective); the skill sense pairs with 生疏 (out of practice, also describing the person).
verb
to become overgrown or desolate from neglect (of land, fields)to become out of practice (of a skill, e.g. writing, playing an instrument)
Easily confused
Examples
- 荒，。Zhè kuài dì huāng le hǎo jǐ nián, zhǎng mǎn le cǎo.This piece of land has been neglected for years and is overgrown with weeds.
- ，荒。Wǒ hěn jiǔ méi tán qín, shǒu dōu huāng le.I haven't played piano for a long time, so my hands are out of practice.
- 荒，。Bié huāng le nǐ de shǒu yì, duō liàn liàn.Don't let your craft be neglected — practice more.
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