dried up; parched
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
dried up; without water
literaryDescribes natural bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and wells that have completely dried out. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
Yóu由
yú于
cháng长
qī期
gān干
hàn旱
，
zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
yǐ已
jīng经
gān干
hé涸
le了
。
Due to the prolonged drought, this river has dried up.
Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
zài在
xià夏
tiān天
huì会
wán完
quán全
gān干
hé涸
。
The water in the pond will completely dry up in the summer.
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Jǐng井
shuǐ水
gān干
hé涸
hòu后
，
cūn村
mín民
xū需
yào要
qù去
yuǎn远
chù处
qǔ取
shuǐ水
。
After the well water dried up, the villagers had to fetch water from afar.
Zhè这
piàn片
céng曾
jīng经
de的
shī湿
dì地
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
shì是
yī一
piàn片
gān干
hé涸
de的
tǔ土
dì地
。
This former wetland is now a piece of parched land.