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寂寞

jì mò · ji mo

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. lonely
  2. lonesome
  3. (of a place) quiet
  4. silent
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Does your cat get lonely?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)一个人(yígèrén)在家(zàijiā)，会(huì)寂寞(jìmò)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, when you're home alone, do you get lonely?

  2. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)。我(wǒ)有(yǒu)我(wǒ)的(de)猫(māo)。

    No. I have my cat.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)猫(māo)会(huì)寂寞(jìmò)吗(ma)？

    Then does your cat get lonely?

  4. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)吧(ba)？它(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Surely not? It sleeps all day.

  5. Dengdeng

    也许(yěxǔ)它(tā)睡觉(shuìjiào)，是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)太(tài)寂寞(jìmò)了(le)。

    Maybe it sleeps because it's too lonely.

  6. Liangliang

    ……我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)早点(zǎodiǎn)回家(huíjiā)。

    …I'll go home early today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)感(gǎn)到(dào)十(shí)分(fēn)寂(jì)寞(mò)。

Tom felt very lonely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)住(zhù)在(zài)山(shān)里(lǐ)，他(tā)觉(jué)得(de)很(hěn)寂(jì)寞(mò)。

Living alone in the mountains, he felt very lonely.

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