冷清

这里很冷清。

It is very deserted here.

Simple Subject + Adverb + Adjective structure.

商店里没有客人，很冷清。

There are no customers in the shop, it's very deserted.

Using '冷清' to describe a lack of customers.

今天街道上很冷清。

The streets are very deserted today.

Describing a physical location.

因为太冷了，公园很冷清。

Because it's too cold, the park is very deserted.

Explaining the cause of the desolation.

他家很大，但是很冷清。

His house is big, but very deserted.

Contrast between size and atmosphere.

晚饭时，餐厅很冷清。

At dinner time, the restaurant was very deserted.

Time-based description.

周末的办公室很冷清。

The office is very deserted on weekends.

Describing a workplace.

这儿不热闹，很冷清。

It's not lively here, it's very deserted.

Antonym contrast.

下雨以后，操场变得很冷清。

After it rained, the playground became very deserted.

Using '变得' to show a change in state.

这个晚会一点也不热闹，非常冷清。

This party isn't lively at all; it's very deserted.

Using '一点也不' for emphasis.

冬天的时候，海边总是很冷清。

In winter, the seaside is always very deserted.

Generalizing a situation with '总是'.

由于价格太高，这家店生意很冷清。

Due to the high prices, this shop's business is very slack.

Introducing a reason with '由于'.

搬家后，旧房子变得冷清了。

After moving, the old house became deserted.

Describing the result of an action.

他不喜欢冷清的地方，他喜欢热闹。

He doesn't like deserted places; he likes lively ones.

Expressing preference.

深夜的车站非常冷清。

The station is very deserted late at night.

Specific time and place.

虽然是节日，但家里却很冷清。

Although it's a festival, the home is actually quite deserted.

Concession clause using '虽然...但...却'.

走在冷清的街道上，他感到一丝孤独。

Walking on the deserted street, he felt a hint of loneliness.

Using '冷清' as an attributive adjective with '的'.

这家电影院因为位置偏僻，生意一直很冷清。

Because this cinema is in a remote location, its business has always been very slack.

Linking location to business state.

孩子们都去上学了，家里显得冷冷清清的。

The children have all gone to school, and the house seems quite deserted.

Using the reduplicated form '冷冷清清' for emphasis.

如果没有音乐，这个派对会变得很冷清。

Without music, this party would become very deserted.

Conditional sentence.

他住在一个冷清的小镇上，生活很平静。

He lives in a deserted little town; life is very peaceful.

Using '冷清' to describe a town's character.

由于疫情，原本热闹的景区现在变得十分冷清。

Due to the pandemic, the originally bustling scenic spot has now become very deserted.

Using '原本...现在...' to show contrast.

他不习惯这种冷清的气氛，很快就离开了。

He wasn't used to this deserted atmosphere and left quickly.

Describing an 'atmosphere' (气氛).

在这个冷清的季节，人们更喜欢待在家里。

In this deserted season, people prefer to stay at home.

Applying '冷清' to a season.

随着年轻人的外流，这个村庄变得越来越冷清了。

With the outflow of young people, this village has become increasingly deserted.

Using '随着' to indicate a trend.

尽管商家做了很多促销，但商场依然显得很冷清。

Despite many promotions by businesses, the mall still appears very deserted.

Using '尽管...但...依然' for strong contrast.

这种冷清的局面如果不改变，公司可能会倒闭。

If this deserted situation doesn't change, the company might go bankrupt.

Describing a 'situation' (局面).

她独自一人住在空旷的大房子里，倍感冷清。

She lives alone in a vast house and feels doubly deserted/lonely.

Using '倍感' (feel doubly) to intensify the feeling.

往日熙熙攘攘的码头，如今却冷清得让人难受。

The once-bustling pier is now so deserted that it makes people feel uncomfortable.

Using '...得让人...' to express the effect on people.

这场演出的观众寥寥无几，场面十分冷清。

There were very few audience members for this performance, making the scene very deserted.

Using '寥寥无几' (very few) as a cause.

他试图打破这冷清的沉默，但不知道该说什么。

He tried to break this deserted silence but didn't know what to say.

Metaphorical use with 'silence' (沉默).

新政策实施后，原本火爆的房地产市场一下子冷清了下来。

After the new policy was implemented, the originally hot real estate market suddenly cooled down/became deserted.

Using '一下子...了下来' to show a sudden change.

在这部电影中，导演用冷清的色调营造出一种压抑的氛围。

In this movie, the director uses deserted/cold tones to create an oppressive atmosphere.

Describing artistic 'tones' (色调).

书店里冷清的景象，折射出实体书店面临的生存困境。

The deserted scene in the bookstore reflects the survival difficulties faced by physical bookstores.

Using '折射' (reflect) for social commentary.

他那冷清的文字里，透露出一种对世俗的疏离感。

In his deserted/chilly writing, a sense of alienation from the mundane world is revealed.

Metaphorical use describing a style of writing.

由于缺乏维护，这座昔日的皇家园林如今显得格外冷清凄凉。

Due to a lack of maintenance, this former royal garden now appears exceptionally deserted and desolate.

Combining '冷清' with '凄凉' (miserable/desolate).

晚年的他，生活在冷清的郊区，很少与外界往来。

In his later years, he lived in a deserted suburb and had little contact with the outside world.

Describing a stage of life and environment.

这个曾经繁华的工业区，在工厂搬迁后彻底冷清了下去。

This once-prosperous industrial zone became completely deserted after the factories moved out.

Using '彻底...了下去' for complete change.

面对冷清的开幕式，主办方显得有些尴尬。

Facing the deserted opening ceremony, the organizers appeared somewhat embarrassed.

Describing a specific event's reception.

这种冷清并非因为缺乏关注，而是因为其门槛过高。

This desolation is not due to a lack of attention, but because the entry requirements are too high.

Analyzing the cause of the '冷清' state.

李清照词中的‘冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚’，道尽了国破家亡后的极致哀愁。

The line 'Cold and clear, miserable and sad' in Li Qingzhao's poem fully expresses the ultimate sorrow after the fall of her country and the loss of her home.

Literary analysis of a famous classical poem.

在这座钢筋水泥的森林里，冷清的不仅是街道，更是人们日渐疏远的心灵。

In this forest of steel and concrete, it is not just the streets that are deserted, but more so the increasingly alienated hearts of the people.

Philosophical/Metaphorical use of the word.

他以一种近乎冷清的客观视角，审视着这场闹剧般的社会变革。

He examines this farce-like social change from a nearly deserted/detached objective perspective.

Using '冷清' to describe a detached perspective.

这种冷清的背后，隐藏着深刻的社会转型阵痛。

Behind this desolation lies the profound growing pains of social transformation.

Using '冷清' to represent a social phenomenon.

艺术家试图通过冷清的构图，引导观众思考存在的虚无感。

The artist attempts to guide the audience to contemplate the sense of existential nothingness through a deserted composition.

Art criticism terminology.

在这个物欲横流的时代，保持一份心灵的冷清或许是一种智慧。

In this era of rampant materialism, maintaining a sense of mental 'coldness/quietude' might be a form of wisdom.

Positive reinterpretation of the word's components.

繁华落尽后的冷清，往往比从未繁华过更加令人唏嘘。

The desolation after prosperity has faded is often more sigh-inducing than never having been prosperous at all.

Abstract comparison of states.

他的画作常以冷清的秋景为题，抒发怀才不遇的郁闷。

His paintings often take deserted autumn scenes as their theme to express the frustration of unrecognized talent.

Describing artistic themes and emotions.