withered; haggard
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
withered; dried up
literaryDescribes plants, crops, or vegetation that have lost moisture and vitality.
Yóu由
yú于
cháng长
qī期
gān干
hàn旱
，
tián田
lǐ里
de的
hé禾
miáo苗
yǐ已
jīng经
kū枯
gǎo槁
。
Due to the prolonged drought, the seedlings in the field have already withered.
Qiū秋
fēng风
guò过
hòu后
，
yuán园
zhōng中
de的
huā花
cǎo草
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
kū枯
gǎo槁
。
After the autumn wind, the flowers and plants in the garden gradually withered.
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Zhè这
kē棵
gǔ古
shù树
de的
zhī枝
yè叶
suī虽
yǐ已
kū枯
gǎo槁
，
dàn但
shù树
gàn干
yī依
rán然
tǐng挺
lì立
。
Although the branches and leaves of this ancient tree have withered, its trunk still stands tall.
adjective
haggard; gaunt; emaciated
literaryDescribes a person's face or appearance looking thin, pale, and exhausted due to illness, sorrow, or hardship.
Jīng经
lì历
zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
bìng病
hòu后
，
tā他
xíng形
róng容
kū枯
gǎo槁
。
After this serious illness, he looked haggard.
Duō多
nián年
de的
yōu忧
sī思
shǐ使
tā他
miàn面
róng容
kū枯
gǎo槁
。
Years of worry have made his face gaunt.
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Huà画
zhōng中
rén人
wù物
miàn面
róng容
kū枯
gǎo槁
，
yǎn眼
shén神
què却
yì异
cháng常
jiān坚
yì毅
。
The figure in the painting has a haggard face, but an unusually determined gaze.