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The Chinese compound word 荒野 (huāngyě) is formed through the combination of two semantically related characters: 荒 (huāng), which conveys meanings of desolation, neglect, and barrenness, and 野 (yě), which denotes open country, field, or the undomesticated wilderness. Together, they create a coordinative or dvandva compound, where each component reinforces and narrows the meaning of the other. The resulting term powerfully evokes the concept of a vast, uncultivated, and uninhabited wild land, with "荒" emphasizing its bleak and untended quality and "野" specifying its natural, open-field character. This morphological process is typical in Chinese for forming precise, evocative nouns that describe landscapes and environments.

Word Definition - 荒野

huāng yě wilderness

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