dry well; dried-up well
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
dry well; dried-up well; a well without water
Refers to a well that has run dry, either permanently or seasonally. It can be used literally or metaphorically to describe something depleted or unproductive.
Cūn村
lǐ里
nà那
kǒu口
lǎo老
jǐng井
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
jīng经
chéng成
le了
kū枯
jǐng井
。
That old well in the village has now become a dry well.
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
kū枯
jǐng井
biān边
wǎng往
xià下
kàn看
，
lǐ里
miàn面
hēi黑
qī漆
qī漆
de的
。
He stood by the dried-up well and looked down; it was pitch black inside.
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Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
jiù就
xiàng像
yī一
gè个
kū枯
jǐng井
，
tóu投
rù入
zài再
duō多
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
huí回
bào报
。
This project is like a dry well; no matter how much you invest, there's no return.
Xún寻
zhǎo找
shuǐ水
yuán源
shí时
，
tā他
men们
yì意
wài外
dì地
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
kǒu口
kū枯
jǐng井
。
While searching for water sources, they unexpectedly discovered a dried-up well.