Definition
This four-character idiom (成语) describes a place that is wild, remote, and completely uninhabited — literally 'desolate without human smoke,' referring to the absence of cooking fires that signal human presence. You can use it for deserts, deep forests, abandoned villages, or any area where no people live.
f.e.
desolate and uninhabited
Examples
- 荒无人烟，。Zhè piàn sēnlín huāng wú rén yān, hěn shǎo yǒu rén lái.This forest is desolate and uninhabited; very few people come here.
- 荒无人烟，。Nà ge xiǎo dǎo huāng wú rén yān, zhǐ yǒu yěshēng dòngwù.That small island is desolate and uninhabited; there are only wild animals.
- 荒无人烟，。Shāmò dìqū huāng wú rén yān, fēicháng wēixiǎn.Desert regions are desolate and uninhabited, making them very dangerous.
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