地广人稀 dì guǎng rén xī vast and sparsely populated

Explanation

指地方大，人烟稀少。

Refers to a place that is large and sparsely populated.

Origin Story

传说在古代，有一个叫李白的诗人，他喜欢游历四方，欣赏祖国的大好河山。有一天，他来到一个叫做“大漠”的地方，那里地广人稀，一眼望去全是黄沙，只有几棵稀疏的树木在风中摇曳。李白站在高高的山坡上，望着这无边无际的荒凉景象，心中感慨万千。他想起曾经在繁华的都市里，车水马龙，人声鼎沸，如今却置身于这荒无人烟的沙漠之中，心中不免有些孤独寂寞。他写下了著名的诗句：“黄沙百战穿金甲，不破楼兰终不还。”表达了他对祖国边疆的热爱和对将士们的敬佩之情。后来，人们就把“地广人稀”用来形容像“大漠”那样地方大、人烟稀少的地域。

chuán shuō zài gǔ dài, yǒu yī ge jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā xǐ huan yóu lì sì fāng, xīn shǎng zǔ guó de dà hǎo hé shān. yǒu yī tiān, tā lái dào yī ge jiào zuò “dà mò” de dì fang, nà lǐ dì guǎng rén xī, yī yǎn wàng qù quán shì huáng shā, zhǐ yǒu jǐ kē xī shū de shù mù zài fēng zhōng yáo yè. lǐ bái zhàn zài gāo gāo de shān pō shàng, wàng zhe zhè wú biān wú jì de huāng liáng jǐng xiàng, xīn zhōng gǎn kǎi wàn qiān. tā xiǎng qǐ céng jīng zài fán huá de dū shì lǐ, chē shuǐ mǎ lóng, rén shēng dìng fèi, rú jīn què zhì shēn yú zhè huāng wú rén yān de shā mò zhī zhōng, xīn zhōng bù miǎn yǒu xiē gū dú jì mò. tā xiě xià le zhù míng de shī jù：“huáng shā bǎi zhàn chuān jīn jiǎ, bù pò lóu lán zhōng bù huán.” biǎo dá le tā duì zǔ guó biān jiāng de rè ài hé duì jiàng shì men de jìng pèi zhī qíng. hòu lái, rén men jiù bǎ “dì guǎng rén xī” yòng lái xíng róng xiàng “dà mò” nàyàng dì fang dà, rén yān xī shǎo de dì yù.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a poet named Li Bai who loved to travel and appreciate the beautiful scenery of his homeland. One day, he came to a place called “Great Desert”. There, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and all he could see was yellow sand, with only a few sparse trees swaying in the wind. Li Bai stood on a high hill and looked out at the endless, desolate landscape. He was deeply moved. He remembered the bustling cities he had once visited, with their bustling crowds. Now he was in this deserted desert and felt lonely. He wrote the famous lines: “Hundreds of battles in the yellow sand, in golden armor, until Loulan is conquered, I will not return.” In these lines, he expresses his love for his country’s frontiers and his respect for the soldiers. Later, people used the expression “vast and sparsely populated” to describe areas like the “Great Desert” that are large and sparsely populated.

Usage

这个成语形容地方大，人烟稀少。常用于描述一些地理特征，例如沙漠、草原等。

zhè ge chéng yǔ xíng róng dì fang dà, rén yān xī shǎo. cháng yòng yú miáo shuì yī xiē dì lǐ tè zhēng, lì rú shā mò, cáo yuán děng.

This idiom describes a place that is large and sparsely populated. It is often used to describe geographical features such as deserts, grasslands, etc.

Examples

• 中国西部地区地广人稀，资源丰富。

  zhōng guó xī bù dì qū dì guǎng rén xī, zī yuán fēng fù

  The western regions of China are vast and sparsely populated, but rich in resources.

• 这个地方地广人稀，交通不便。

  zhè ge dì fang dì guǎng rén xī, jiāo tōng bù biàn

  This place is vast and sparsely populated, with poor transportation.

• 由于地广人稀，这里很少有人居住。

  yóu yú dì guǎng rén xī, zhè lǐ hěn shǎo yǒu rén jū zhù

  Because of the vast and sparsely populated area, few people live here.

Related Idioms

• 人烟稀少

• 人迹罕至

• 渺无人烟

Opposite Idioms

• 地狭人稠