荒谬
huāngmiù
absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
Characters in this word
谬 miù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 翏 the sound of the wind
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 把所有责任都推给实习生，这种解释实在荒谬。 Bǎ suǒyǒu zérèn dōu tuī gěi shíxíshēng, zhè zhǒng jiěshì shízài huāngmiù. Pushing all the responsibility onto an intern is a truly absurd explanation.
- 说地球是方的，这种想法太荒谬了。 Shuō dìqiú shì fāng de, zhè zhǒng xiǎngfǎ tài huāngmiù le. Saying the Earth is square is a ridiculous idea.
- 老板要我一天写完一本书，这个要求太荒谬了。 Lǎobǎn yào wǒ yì tiān xiě wán yì běn shū, zhège yāoqiú tài huāngmiù le. My boss wants me to finish writing a book in a day, which is an absurd demand.
Related words
- 荒 huāng to lie waste; to neglect; uncultivated
- 荒诞 huāngdàn absurd; bizarre
- 荒凉 huāngliáng desolate; bleak
- 荒唐 huāngtáng absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
- 管用 guǎnyòng effective; useful
- 滑稽 huájī comic; ridiculous; funny
- 高明 gāomíng brilliant; wise; skilful
- 宏伟 hóngwěi grand; magnificent
- 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì entirely satisfactory; just as one wishes
- 豪华 háohuá luxurious; splendid
- 必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo indispensable; essential
- 灿烂 cànlàn brilliant; splendid