荒诞

huāng dàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

形容极端不真实、不合理、让人难以置信。

Extremely untrue, unreasonable, or incredible.

常用于形容行为、想法、情节等非常荒谬、脱离现实。

Often used to describe behavior, ideas, plots, etc. that are absurd or far from reality.

1 这部电影的情节太荒诞了，根本不符合逻辑。(The plot of this movie is too absurd, it doesn't follow logic at all.)
2 他提出了一个荒诞的建议，没有人会采纳。(He made a preposterous suggestion that no one would adopt.)
3 这个传说听起来荒诞不经，但当地人却深信不疑。(This legend sounds fantastic, but the locals firmly believe it.)
4 别再相信那些荒诞的谣言了。(Stop believing those absurd rumors.)
5 荒诞派戏剧常常通过夸张的手法表现现实的荒谬。(Theatre of the absurd often uses exaggeration to express the absurdity of reality.)
6 他的行为如此荒诞，简直像个疯子。(His behavior is so absurd, he's almost like a madman.)

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