# 荒 (huāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 荒 (huāng) means “barren; deserted; shortage”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: barren; deserted; shortage
- Pinyin: huāng (huang1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这片土地已经荒了好几年。
  Zhè piàn tǔdì yǐjīng huāngle hǎojǐ nián.
  This piece of land has lain barren for several years.

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