hé

涸

Character · Verb

dry up; exhaust

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to dry up; to exhaust (of water, tears, blood, etc.)

literary

Often used in written Chinese or formal contexts to describe water sources, tears, or resources drying up.

Jiǔ久
hàn旱
bù不
yǔ雨
 ，
hé河
dào道
yǐ已
jīng经
hé涸
le了
 。

After a long drought without rain, the river channel has dried up.

Tā他
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
yě也
hé涸
jié竭
le了
 ，
zài再
yě也
kū哭
bù不
chū出
lái来
 。

His tears have also dried up; he can cry no more.

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Hé涸
zhé辙
zhī之
fù鲋
 ，
jí急
dài待
gān甘
lín霖
 。

Like a fish in a dry rut, he waits urgently for rain.

Yóu由
yú于
quē缺
fá乏
zī资
jīn金
 ，
gōng公
sī司
zuì最
zhōng终
hé涸
jié竭
dǎo倒
bì闭
 。

Due to a lack of funds, the company eventually went bankrupt.

Nà那
kǒu口
gǔ古
jǐng井
zǎo早
jiù就
kū枯
hé涸
jiàn见
dǐ底
le了
 。

That ancient well dried up to the bottom long ago.