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凋谢

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

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Pinyindiāo xiè

MeaningWither

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word凋谢

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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

4.

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.

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?

zhè这

zhū株

zhí植

wù物

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

diāo凋

xiè谢

，

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.

suí随

zhe着

shí时

jiān间

liú流

shì逝

，

tā他

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

zhú逐

jiàn渐

diāo凋

xiè谢

。

As time passed, his dreams gradually faded away.

dāng当

zuì最

hòu后

yí一

piàn片

huā花

bàn瓣

diāo凋

xiè谢

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.

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凋敝diāobì

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谢谢xiè xieHSK 1
感谢gǎn xièHSK 4
谢绝xiè juéHSK 6
新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièHSK 6
叩谢kòu xiè
谢忱xiè chén