What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 寂寞 mean?

寂寞 jìmò

lonely

It can also mean

  • quiet; desolate
  • (slang) pointless (as in 玩了个寂寞)

Its characters

  1. 寂 jì quiet
  2. 寞 mò lonely (as in 寂寞)

In a sentence

一个人住久了,有时会觉得寂寞。 After living alone for a long time, you sometimes feel lonely.

想到这里,她心里有点儿寂寞。

From 陈老师的新名单 · The retired teacher: a Chinese short story

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