萧条
xiāotiáoTraditional 蕭條
desolate; bleak
Every meaning
xiāotiáo
- desolate; bleak
- (economics) depression; slump
Its characters
- 萧xiāodesolate; dreary (as in 萧条)
- 条tiáoclassifier for long thin things, rivers, roads, fish, messages, news and items
Words with 条
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).