荒唐

huāng táng · huang tang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. beyond belief
  2. preposterous
  3. absurd
  4. intemperate
  5. dissipated

In a sentence

2 examples
01

永(yǒng)动(dòng)机(jī)这(zhè)个(ge)概(gài)念(niàn)是(shì)个(ge)荒(huāng)唐(táng)的(de)假(jiǎ)说(shuō)。

The idea of perpetual motion is an absurd hypothesis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)一(yí)切(qiè)在(zài)我(wǒ)看(kàn)来(lái)都(dōu)颇(pō)为(wéi)荒(huāng)唐(táng)。

I think that this is all quite absurd.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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