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荒唐

huāng táng · huang tang

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. beyond belief
  2. preposterous
  3. absurd
  4. intemperate
  5. dissipated
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Absurd news

  1. Liangliang

    新闻(xīnwén)说(shuō)，有人(yǒurén)花(huā)一百万(yībǎiwàn)买(mǎi)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)旧(jiù)报纸(bàozhǐ)。

    The news says someone spent a million on an old newspaper.

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)也(yě)太(tài)荒唐(huāngtáng)了(le)！

    That's way too absurd!

  3. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)名人(míngrén)的(de)签名(qiānmíng)。

    I heard it has a celebrity's signature on it.

  4. Dengdeng

    就算(jiùsuàn)有(yǒu)签名(qiānmíng)，我(wǒ)还是(háishi)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)荒唐(huāngtáng)。

    Even with a signature, I still think it's absurd.

  5. Liangliang

    嘿嘿(hēihēi)，我家(wǒjiā)有(yǒu)一堆(yīduī)旧(jiù)报纸(bàozhǐ)，卖(mài)你(nǐ)一百万(yībǎiwàn)，要不要(yàobùyào)？

    Hehe, I have a pile of old newspapers at home. I'll sell them to you for a million. Want them?

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)比(bǐ)这个(zhège)人(rén)还(hái)荒唐(huāngtáng)！

    You're even more absurd than that guy!

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2 examples
01

永(yǒng)动(dòng)机(jī)这(zhè)个(ge)概(gài)念(niàn)是(shì)个(ge)荒(huāng)唐(táng)的(de)假(jiǎ)说(shuō)。

The idea of perpetual motion is an absurd hypothesis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)一(yí)切(qiè)在(zài)我(wǒ)看(kàn)来(lái)都(dōu)颇(pō)为(wéi)荒(huāng)唐(táng)。

I think that this is all quite absurd.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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