drained; impoverished; barren (of ideas or resources)
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drained; impoverished; barren; lacking
literaryA formal literary term often used to describe a lack of creativity, resources, or vitality, particularly in the context of writing or artistic creation.
Jīng经
guò过
shù数
yuè月
de的
gāo高
qiáng强
dù度
chuàng创
zuò作
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
wén文
sī思
kū枯
jiǒng窘
。
After months of intensive creation, he felt his literary inspiration had dried up.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
zī资
jīn金
yǐ已
jīng经
kū枯
jiǒng窘
，
nán难
yǐ以
jì继
xù续
。
The funding for this project has been exhausted, making it difficult to continue.
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Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
nèi内
róng容
kū枯
jiǒng窘
，
quē缺
fá乏
xīn新
yì意
。
The content of his speech was barren and lacked originality.
Cháng长
qī期
gān干
hàn旱
dǎo导
zhì致
tǔ土
dì地
kū枯
jiǒng窘
，
cǎo草
mù木
bù不
shēng生
。
Long-term drought has left the land barren, with no grass or trees growing.