荒唐
huāngtáng
absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
Characters in this word
唐 táng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他竟把机密文件发到公开群里，这个错误荒唐得令人震惊。 Tā jìng bǎ jīmì wénjiàn fā dào gōngkāi qún lǐ, zhège cuòwù huāngtáng de lìngrén zhènjīng. He actually sent confidential documents to a public group; the mistake was absurdly shocking.
- 他喝醉以后做了很多荒唐事，第二天特别后悔。 Tā hē zuì yǐhòu zuò le hěn duō huāngtáng shì, dì èr tiān tèbié hòuhuǐ. After getting drunk he did many foolish things and deeply regretted it the next day.
- 大冬天穿着泳衣去上班，真是荒唐的主意。 Dàdōngtiān chuān zhe yǒngyī qù shàngbān, zhēn shì huāngtáng de zhǔyi. Going to work in a swimsuit in the depths of winter is a truly crazy idea.
Related words
- 荒 huāng to lie waste; to neglect; uncultivated
- 荒诞 huāngdàn absurd; bizarre
- 荒凉 huāngliáng desolate; bleak
- 荒谬 huāngmiù absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
- 滑稽 huájī comic; ridiculous; funny
- 宏伟 hóngwěi grand; magnificent
- 管用 guǎnyòng effective; useful
- 豪华 háohuá luxurious; splendid
- 高明 gāomíng brilliant; wise; skilful
- 灿烂 cànlàn brilliant; splendid
- 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì entirely satisfactory; just as one wishes
- 粗糙 cūcāo rough; crude; unpolished