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The word "荒唐" is formed by combining the character "荒", meaning desolate or excessive, with "唐", meaning empty or exaggerated; together, they semantically convey the concept of absurdity or preposterousness through the notion of wild excess and void of reason.

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这个故事真荒唐。

Zhège gùshi zhēn huāngtáng.

This story is really absurd.

他说的话非常荒唐。

Tā shuō de huà fēichāng huāngtáng.

What he said is extremely absurd.

我觉得那个想法有点荒唐。

Wǒ juédé nàgè xiǎngfǎ yǒudiǎn huāngtáng.

I think that idea is a bit absurd.

这种荒唐的行为令人无法理解。

Zhè zhǒng huāngtáng de xíngwéi lìng rén wúfǎ lǐjiě.

This kind of absurd behavior is incomprehensible.

在严肃的学术讨论中，出现如此荒唐的论点是不应该的。

Zài yánsù de xuéshù tǎolùn zhōng, chūxiàn rúcǐ huāngtáng de lùndiǎn shì bù yīnggāi de.

In serious academic discussions, the emergence of such absurd arguments is unacceptable.

Word Definition - 荒唐

huāng táng absurd; preposterous; ridiculous

Individual Character Details

荒 huāng
唐 táng, táng