absurd; fantastic; preposterous (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
荒唐 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
他的想法太荒唐，没人会相信。 tā de xiǎngfǎ tài huāngtáng, méi rén huì xiāngxìn - His ideas are too absurd; no one would believe them.
这个计划听起来太荒唐了。 zhège jìhuà tīng qǐlái tài huāngtángle - This plan sounds too ridiculous.
这个想法有点荒唐，但有时候也许会奏效。 zhège xiǎngfǎ yǒudiǎn huāngtáng, dàn yǒushíhòu yěxǔ huì zòu xiào - The idea is a bit absurd, but sometimes it might work.
这种说法是荒唐的推测。 zhè zhǒng shuōfǎ shì huāngtáng de tuīcè - This statement is a ridiculous speculation.
他说的话太荒唐了，谁也不信。 tā shuō de huà tài huāngtángle, shéi yě bù xìn - What he said was too absurd; no one believed him.
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荒 huāng - barren, desolate; (of crops) poor; wasteland; shortage |
唐 táng - Tang dynasty |