枯燥 kū zào ㄎㄨ ㄗㄠˋ fu1 cou3 HSK 7-9
- dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
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枯
- 干枯 乾枯 gān kū ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨ gon1 fu1 withered; shriveled; dried-up
- 枯干 枯乾 kū gān ㄎㄨ ㄍㄢ fu1 gon1 dried up; shriveled; withered
- 枯寂 kū jì ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧˋ fu1 zik6 bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness
- 枯木 kū mù ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ fu1 muk6 dead tree
- 枯朽 kū xiǔ ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄡˇ fu1 nau2 withered and rotten
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- 枯槁 kū gǎo ㄎㄨ ㄍㄠˇ fu1 gou2 (of vegetation) withered
- 枯树 枯樹 kū shù ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨˋ fu1 syu6 withered tree
- 枯死 kū sǐ ㄎㄨ ㄙˇ fu1 sei2 (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
- 枯水 kū shuǐ ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fu1 seoi2 scarce water
- 枯竭 kū jié ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄝˊ fu1 kit3 used up
- 枯茗 kū míng ㄎㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fu1 ming5 (loanword) cumin
- 枯草 kū cǎo ㄎㄨ ㄘㄠˇ fu1 cou2 withered grass; dry grass
- 枯萎 kū wěi ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟˇ fu1 wai2 to wilt
- 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè ㄎㄨ ㄧㄝˋ fu1 jip6 dead leaf; withered leaf
- 荣枯 榮枯 róng kū ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨ wing4 fu1 flourishing and withering (of plants); (fig.) prosperity and decline
- 神枯 shén kū ㄕㄣˊ ㄎㄨ san4 fu1 spiritual desolation
- 枯水期 kū shuǐ qī ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧ fu1 seoi2 kei4 dry season; low-water period
- 枯草热 枯草熱 kū cǎo rè ㄎㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ fu1 cou2 jit6 hay fever
- 枯萎病 kū wěi bìng ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ fu1 wai2 beng6 blight
- 枯叶剂 枯葉劑 kū yè jì ㄎㄨ ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ fu1 jip6 zai1 Agent Orange (herbicide)
燥
- 干燥 乾燥 gān zào ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ gon1 cou3 (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
- 暴燥 bào zào ㄅㄠˋ ㄗㄠˋ bou6 cou3 variant of 暴躁
- 浮燥 fú zào ㄈㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ fau4 cou3 variant of 浮躁
- 焦燥 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 variant of 焦躁
- 燥子 zào zi ㄗㄠˋ ˙ㄗ cou3 zi2 minced meat
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- 燥热 燥熱 zào rè ㄗㄠˋ ㄖㄜˋ cou3 jit6 uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat
- 秋燥 qiū zào ㄑㄧㄡ ㄗㄠˋ cau1 cou3 autumn dryness disease (TCM)
- 肉燥 ròu zào ㄖㄡˋ ㄗㄠˋ juk6 cou3 (Tw) minced pork stewed with soy sauce and spices (served with rice or noodles, or as a filling in buns etc)
- 干燥剂 乾燥劑 gān zào jì ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ gon1 cou3 zai1 desiccant
- 干燥机 乾燥機 gān zào jī ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧ gon1 cou3 gei1 a drier
- 口干舌燥 口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ hau2 gon1 sit3 cou3 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
- 大便干燥 大便乾燥 dà biàn gān zào ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ daai6 bin6 gon1 cou3 constipated
- 枯燥无味 枯燥無味 kū zào wú wèi ㄎㄨ ㄗㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ fu1 cou3 mou4 mei6 tedious
Idioms with these characters
- 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ hoi2 fu1 sek6 laan6 lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
- 搜索枯肠 搜索枯腸 sōu suǒ kū cháng ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄨ ㄔㄤˊ sau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
Example sentences
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如果 没有 沒有 了 音乐 音樂 ， 这个 這個 世界 一定 会 會 变得 變得 十分 枯燥 乏味 。
If not for music, the world would be a dull place.
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