dried up; withered; lacking vitality
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
dried up; withered; shriveled
neutralUsed to describe plants, rivers, or other things that have lost all moisture and vitality.
Jīng经
guò过
cháng长
jiǔ久
de的
gān干
hàn旱
，
zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
liú流
kū枯
gān干
le了
。
After the long drought, this river dried up.
Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
yè叶
zi子
biàn变
de得
kū枯
gān干
，
fēn纷
fēn纷
luò落
xià下
。
Autumn has arrived; the leaves have withered and are falling one after another.
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Tā他
shēn伸
chū出
yī一
zhī只
kū枯
gān干
de的
shǒu手
。
He stretched out a withered hand.
Zhè这
kē棵
lǎo老
shù树
de的
shù树
zhī枝
dōu都
yǐ已
kū枯
gān干
。
All the branches of this old tree have withered.