寂寞
Old HSK 5
寂寞 (jìmò) · lonely
寂寞 (jìmò) means “lonely”. It is written with 2 characters: 寂 (still) + 寞 (silent). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 寂寞 is built
The characters
寂 jì · still
What 寂 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 叔shū — uncle
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 又yòu — and
- 上shàng — above
寞 mò · silent
What 寞 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
一个人在国外有时候很寂寞。Yī gè rén zài guówài yǒushíhou hěn jìmò.Being alone abroad is sometimes lonely.
奶奶一个人住，很寂寞。Nǎinai yī gè rén zhù, hěn jìmò.Grandma lives alone and feels lonely.
Questions about 寂寞
What does 寂寞 mean?
寂寞 (jìmò) means “lonely”.
How do you pronounce 寂寞?
寂寞 is pronounced jìmò.
Which HSK level is 寂寞?
寂寞 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 寂寞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.