# 凄凉 (qīliáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 凄凉 (qīliáng) means “desolate; mournful”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: desolate; mournful
- Pinyin: qīliáng (qi1 liang2)
- Traditional: 悽涼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 秋风吹过，院子里显得有些凄凉。
  Qiūfēng chuīguò, yuànzi lǐ xiǎnde yǒuxiē qīliáng.
  As the autumn wind blew past, the courtyard looked somewhat desolate.

## Characters

- 凄 (qī): intense cold; frigid
- [凉](https://hanziro.com/word/liang-cool/) (liáng): cool; cold

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-liang-desolate/

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