寂寞

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent

Examples

• 一个人在国外生活，有时候很寂寞。

  yí gè rén zài guó wài shēng huó, yǒu shí hòu hěn jì mò.

  Living alone abroad can be lonely at times.

• 养只猫就不会寂寞了。

  yǎng zhī māo jiù bú huì jì mò le.

  Get a cat and you won't feel lonely.

• 周末同事都走了，他感到很寂寞。

  zhōu mò tóng shì dōu zǒu le, tā gǎn dào hěn jì mò.

  At the weekend his colleagues all left and he felt lonely.

Easily confused

• 孤独 — 孤独 stresses being alone with no one around; 寂寞 stresses the empty, bored feeling.

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