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茫茫荡荡
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茫茫荡荡
茫茫荡荡
茫茫荡荡

茫茫荡荡 — “Describes a vast”

茫茫荡荡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast”. Boundless, and often indistinct or hazy expanse, typically referring to natural landscapes like seas, skies, or desolate plains, suggesting an overwhelming sense of spaciousness and vagueness. Literally, “Boundless and vast; expansive and indistinct”.

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茫茫荡荡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

茫茫荡荡 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
茫
máng9Vague and vast
茫
máng9Vague and vast
荡
dàng9sway, clear, wash, wander
荡
dàng9sway, clear, wash, wander

Example Sentence with 茫茫荡荡

放眼望去,湖面茫茫荡荡,与远山融为一体,分不清哪里是水,哪里是天。
Looking out, the lake stretched out, vast and boundless, merging with the distant mountains, making it hard to distinguish where the water ended and the sky began.

Idioms Related to 茫茫荡荡

More idioms starting with 茫

  • máng茫wú无tóu头xù绪completely at a loss
  • máng茫wú无suǒ所zhī知to know nothing at all
  • máng茫wú无yá涯jì际vast and boundless
  • máng茫wú无duān端xù绪completely at a loss
  • máng茫wú无biān边jì际vast and limitless
  • máng茫rán然bù不jiě解utterly bewildered and unable to comprehend
  • máng茫rán然shī失cuò措bewildered and at a loss
  • máng茫rán然zì自shī失bewildered and self-lost
  • máng茫rán然ruò若shī失bewildered as if having lost something
  • máng茫rán然ruò若mí迷utterly bewildered and confused
  • máng茫rán然fèi费jiě解utterly perplexed and unable to comprehend
  • máng茫máng茫kǔ苦hǎi海boundless sea of suffering

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Questions about 茫茫荡荡

What does 茫茫荡荡 mean?

茫茫荡荡 (máng máng dàng dàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a vast”.

How do you pronounce 茫茫荡荡?

茫茫荡荡 is pronounced máng máng dàng dàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 茫茫荡荡 literally mean?

Literally, 茫茫荡荡 means “Boundless and vast; expansive and indistinct”. It is used to mean “describes a vast”.

What is the Chinese definition of 茫茫荡荡?

辽阔深远而又模糊不清

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