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Using 杂草丛生 (zácǎocóngshēng) to describe "overgrown with weeds"
Description & Modification
Structure
杂草丛生 + 的 + Noun
Explanation
杂草丛生 (zácǎocóngshēng) is a four-character descriptive phrase meaning "overgrown with weeds." It paints a picture of neglect and wild vegetation. It is typically used as an adjective modifying a noun with 的, as in 杂草丛生的花园 meaning "a garden overgrown with weeds."
Examples
那座废弃的工厂已经杂草丛生了。
Nà zuò fèiqì de gōngchǎng yǐjīng zácǎo cóngshēng le.
That abandoned factory is already overgrown with weeds.
院子里杂草丛生，看起来很久没人住了。
Yuànzi lǐ zácǎo cóngshēng, kàn qǐlái hěn jiǔ méi rén zhù le.
The yard is overgrown with weeds; it looks like no one has lived here for a long time.
他们走进了一片杂草丛生的空地。
Tāmen zǒu jìn le yī piàn zácǎo cóngshēng de kòngdì.
They walked into an open lot overgrown with weeds.