寥落

liáoluò
  1. sparse
  2. few and far between

CEDICT

few and far between; sparse; scattered

Wiktionary

  1. 稀疏。
  2. 衰敗、破落。
  3. 冷清，不熱鬧。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 寥 liáo
  1. empty
  2. lonesome
  3. very few
2 落 luò
  1. to fall or drop
  2. (of the sun) to set
  3. (of a tide) to go out
  4. to lower
  5. to decline or sink
  6. to lag or fall behind
  7. to fall onto
  8. to rest with
  9. to get or receive
  10. to write down
  11. whereabouts
  12. settlement

Related entries

疏淡 shūdàn
  1. sparse
  2. thin
  3. distant
疏疏 shūshū
  1. sparse
  2. blurred
  3. old for 楚楚 chǔchǔ
  4. neat
  5. lovely
疏落 shūluò
  1. sparse
  2. scattered
稀少 xīshǎo
  1. sparse
  2. rare
稀疏 xīshū
  1. sparse
  2. infrequent
  3. thinly spread
稀疏、低矮、枝葉稀疏的雪松被數量更多、顏色更深、更綠、更茂密的雪松所取代，這些雪松又被高大、枝繁葉茂、結滿綠色漿果的樹木所取代。

Scant, low, scraggy cedars gave place to more numerous, darker, greener, bushier ones, and these to high, full-foliaged, green-berried trees.

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