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荒野

huāng yě · huang ye

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Meaning

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  1. wilderness
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In a conversation

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A wilderness documentary

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)纪录片(jìlùpiàn)拍(pāi)的(de)是(shì)非洲(fēizhōu)的(de)荒野(huāngyě)。

    This documentary is about the wilderness of Africa.

  2. Liangliang

    荒野(huāngyě)里(lǐ)一个(yīgè)人(rén)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    There is not a single person in the wilderness.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，只有(zhǐyǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)小鹿(xiǎolù)。

    Right, there is only a little deer.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)去(qù)荒野(huāngyě)看看(kànkan)。

    I want to go see the wilderness too.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)周末(zhōumò)连(lián)公园(gōngyuán)都(dōu)不想(bùxiǎng)去(qù)！

    You don't even want to go to the park on weekends!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)荒(huāng)野(yě)里(lǐ)迷(mí)了(le)路(lù)，走(zǒu)了(le)三(sān)天(tiān)才(cái)被(bèi)人(rén)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

He got lost in the wilderness and walked for three days before being found.

02

这(zhè)片(piàn)荒(huāng)野(yě)上(shang)几(jī)乎(hū)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)家(jiā)，只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)棵(kē)老(lǎo)树(shù)。

There are almost no households on this wilderness, only a few old trees.

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