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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

荒唐 [huāngtáng]
  1. 1. adjective [荒谬] absurd
  2. 2. adjective [放荡] unconventional

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

荒唐 [huāngtáng]
  1. 1. absurd; fantastic; preposterous; grotesque; ludicrous
    荒唐可笑
    ridiculous; absurd
    荒唐透顶
    absolutely ridiculous; preposterous
  2. 2. dissipated; loose; intemperate

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

荒唐 [huāngtáng]
  1. 1. 思想、言论、行为离奇古怪,非常不近情理
    荒唐可笑。
  2. 2. (行为)放纵,不加检点
    生活十分荒唐

Examples

何其荒唐
How absurd!
荒唐透顶
absolutely ridiculous; preposterous
他对这个问题的看法极其荒唐
His views on this subject are absolutely ridiculous.
近于荒唐
little short of preposterous; bordering on the absurd
生活十分荒唐
the decision was a joke
[inf] 这个决定真是荒唐
it is ludicrous to suggest that...
建议…真是荒唐

Collocations

言辞荒唐
a ridiculous speech
荒唐
extremely ridiculous
荒唐无稽
ridiculous and absurd
荒唐可笑
fabulously ridiculous
荒唐的行为
a ridiculous act
荒唐地认为
to have a ridiculous idea

Word Decomposition


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