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干枯

干枯 (gān kū): Dry up (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

干枯 consists of 2 characters.

dry; empty; in vain

withered, dried up

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Pinyingān kū

MeaningDry up

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word干枯

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3.

How to Use 干枯 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

gān干

kū枯

neutral

become withered

Adjective + Nounwith树叶

gān干

kū枯

de的

shù树

yè叶

Noun + Adjectivewith皮肤

pí皮

fū肤

gān干

kū枯

Subject + Verbwith河流

hé河

liú流

gān干

kū枯

4.

Example Sentences with 干枯

zhè这

duǒ朵

huā花

gān干

kū枯

le了

。

neutral

withered leaves

neutral

dry skin

neutral

river dries up

This flower has withered.

lián连

xù续

shù数

yuè月

gān干

hàn旱

，

dǎo导

zhì致

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

de的

zhí植

bèi被

zhú逐

jiàn渐

gān干

kū枯

。

Months of consecutive drought have caused the vegetation in this forest to gradually dry up.

nǐ你

zhù注

yì意

dào到

yáng阳

tái台

shàng上

de的

nà那

pén盆

zhí植

wù物

yè叶

zi子

kāi开

shǐ始

gān干

kū枯

le了

ma吗

？

Have you noticed that the leaves of that potted plant on the balcony are starting to dry up?

zhǎng长

shí时

jiān间

bù不

xià下

yǔ雨

，

tǔ土

dì地

biàn变

dé得

gān干

kū枯

。

After a long time without rain, the land became dry and barren.

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

líng灵

gǎn感

，

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

xiě写

chū出

de的

wén文

zì字

xiǎn显

de得

gé格

wài外

gān干

kū枯

fá乏

wèi味

。

Due to a lack of inspiration, the words he has written recently appear particularly dry and dull.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

zhū株

méi玫

guī瑰

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

wán完

quán全

gān干

kū枯

，

zhǐ只

shì是

xū需

yào要

duō多

jiāo浇

diǎn点

shuǐ水

。

Don't worry, this rose hasn't completely dried up; it just needs a bit more water.

tā他

de的

shēng声

yīn音

tīng听

qǐ起

lái来

gān干

kū枯

wú无

lì力

，

xiàng像

shì是

hěn很

jiǔ久

méi没

hē喝

shuǐ水

le了

。

His voice sounded dry and weak, as if he hadn't drunk water for a long time.

kàn看

dào到

céng曾

jīng经

qīng清

chè澈

de的

xī溪

liú流

rú如

jīn今

biàn变

de得

gān干

kū枯

，

cūn村

mín民

men们

dōu都

hěn很

tòng痛

xīn心

。

Seeing the once clear stream now dried up, the villagers are all very distressed.

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