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干枯 (gān kū): Dry up (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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干 • gān • dry; empty; in vain • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
gān
干
dry; empty; in vain
枯 • kū • withered, dried up
kū
枯
withered, dried up
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 干枯.
Words with
干
干净
gān jìng
clean
干杯
gān bēi
cheers
饼干
bǐng gān
cookie; biscuit
干燥
gān zào
dull; dry
干脆
gān cuì
clear-cut; straightforward; frank
能干
néng gàn
able; capable; competent
干活儿
gàn huó er
to work [often manual] on a job
干劲
gàn jìn
drive; vigour; enthusiasm
Words with
枯
枯燥
kū zào
dull and dry; uninteresting; monotonous
枯萎
kū wěi
to wilt
枯竭
kū jié
exhausted
枯涸
kūhé
dried up; exhausted
枯骨
kūgǔ
dried bones; skeleton
功成骨枯
gōng chéng gǔ kū
A great success or achievement built on the suffering and sacrifice of many people.
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
A promise or love that lasts forever, even if the sea dries up and rocks decay.
4.
How to Use 干枯 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
gān
干
kū
枯
neutral
become withered
Adjective + Noun
with
树叶
gān
干
kū
枯
de
的
shù
树
yè
叶
Noun + Adjective
with
皮肤
pí
皮
fū
肤
gān
干
kū
枯
Subject + Verb
with
河流
hé
河
liú
流
gān
干
kū
枯
5.
Example Sentences with 干枯
lián
连
xù
续
shù
数
yuè
月
gān
干
hàn
旱
，
neutral
withered leaves
neutral
dry skin
neutral
river dries up
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.
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.
