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凋谢 (diāo xiè): Wither (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

凋谢 consists of 2 characters.

to wither, to fade, to decay

to thank, to apologize, to decline, to wither

How to Use 凋谢 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 凋谢 with other words naturally.

Verb + Nounwith玫瑰

diāo凋

xiè谢

de的

méi玫

guī瑰

neutral

withered rose

Adverb + Verb

zhú逐

jiàn渐

diāo凋

xiè谢

neutral

gradually wither

Subject + Verbwith花朵

huā花

duǒ朵

diāo凋

xiè谢

Example Sentences with 凋谢

huā花

diāo凋

xiè谢

le了

。

The flower has withered.

yǒng永

bù不

diāo凋

xiè谢

formal

never wither

neutral

flowers wither

jǐn尽

guǎn管

jīng精

xīn心

zhào照

liào料

，

zhè这

pén盆

méi玫

guī瑰

hái还

shì是

wú无

kě可

bì避

miǎn免

dì地

diāo凋

xiè谢

le了

。

Despite careful tending, this pot of roses inevitably withered.

zài在

gān干

hàn旱

de的

chí持

xù续

yǐng影

xiǎng响

xià下

，

zhěng整

piàn片

huā花

yuán园

de的

huā花

duǒ朵

dōu都

xùn迅

sù速

diāo凋

xiè谢

le了

。

Under the sustained impact of the drought, all the flowers in the entire garden withered rapidly.

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qiū秋

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

shù树

yè叶

kāi开

shǐ始

diāo凋

xiè谢

。

Autumn has arrived, and the leaves are starting to wither.

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhè这

xiē些

gāng刚

mǎi买

lái来

de的

xiān

zhè这

zhū株

zhí植

wù物

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

diāo凋

xiè谢

suí随

zhe着

shí时

jiān间

liú流

shì逝

，

tā他

de的

mèng

dāng当

zuì最

hòu后

yí一

piàn片

huā花

bàn瓣

diāo凋

xiè谢

鲜

huā花

zhè这

me么

kuài快

jiù就

diāo凋

xiè谢

le了

ne呢

？

Why did these freshly bought flowers wither so quickly?

，

zhǐ只

shì是

jìn进

rù入

le了

duǎn短

zàn暂

de的

xiū休

mián眠

qī期

。

This plant has not withered; it has merely entered a brief dormant period.

梦

xiǎng想

zhú逐

jiàn渐

diāo凋

xiè谢

。

As time passed, his dreams gradually faded away.

shí

时

，

tā他

míng明

bái白

nà那

ge个

xià夏

tiān天

chè彻

dǐ底

jié结

shù束

le了

。

When the last petal withered, he understood that summer had completely ended.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 凋谢.

Words with 谢

谢谢xiè xieHSK 1
感谢gǎn xièHSK 4
叩谢kòu xiè
谢忱xiè chén
谢绝xiè jué
新陈代谢xīn chén dài xiè