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枯竭 (kū jié): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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枯竭

枯竭 (kū jié): Exhausted (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

枯竭 consists of 2 characters.

withered, dried up

to exhaust, to use up completely

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Word Info

Pinyinkū jié

Meaningexhausted

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word枯竭

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3.

How to Use 枯竭 in Sentences

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

Subject + Verb

líng灵

gǎn感

kū枯

jié竭

neutral

inspiration runs dry

zī资

yuán源

kū枯

jié竭

formal

resource depletion

Adjective + Nounwith河流

kū枯

jié竭

de的

hé河

liú流

Adverb + Verbwith逐渐

zhú逐

jiàn渐

kū枯

jié竭

4.

Example Sentences with 枯竭

shuǐ水

yòng用

wán完

le了

，

kū枯

jié竭

neutral

dried-up river

formal

gradually deplete

le了

。

The water is used up and exhausted.

rú如

guǒ果

chuàng创

yì意

kū枯

jié竭

，

bù不

fáng妨

zàn暂

shí时

fàng放

xià下

gōng工

zuò作

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

If creativity is exhausted, you might as well put aside work and travel for a while.

gāi该

dì地

qū区

de的

dàn淡

shuǐ水

zī资

yuán源

zhèng正

miàn面

lín临

kū枯

jié竭

de的

yán严

zhòng重

wēi威

xié胁

。

The freshwater resources in this region are facing a serious threat of exhaustion.

zhǎng长

shí时

jiān间

gōng工

zuò作

hòu后

，

tā他

de的

jīng精

lì力

kū枯

jié竭

le了

。

After working for a long time, his energy was depleted.

nǐ你

de的

líng灵

gǎn感

nán难

dào道

cóng从

wèi未

kū枯

jié竭

guò过

ma吗

？

Has your inspiration never been exhausted?

tā他

de的

nài耐

xīn心

bìng并

wèi未

kū枯

jié竭

，

zhǐ只

shì是

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

lǐ理

jiě解

。

His patience is not exhausted; he just needs more understanding.

yóu由

yú于

guò过

dù度

kāi开

cǎi采

，

zhè这

ge个

yóu油

tián田

de的

zī资

yuán源

yǐ已

jīng经

kū枯

jié竭

。

Due to over-exploitation, the resources of this oil field have been exhausted.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zī资

jīn金

kū枯

jié竭

，

tuán团

duì队

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

tuī推

jìn进

zhè这

ge个

chuàng创

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

。

Despite the exhaustion of funds, the team still insists on advancing this innovative project.

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