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to dry up

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gan1ku1 gānkū

Meaning


Primary

to dry up

Alternatives

dry up, dried up, drying up, dries up, dried-up, to wither, withered, wither

Mnemonic


乾枯 To dry up is to become 枯 withered as a result of being too 乾 dry.

Usage


河流 在 乾旱 季節 中 乾枯 了。

The river dried up during the drought season.

那 棵 樹 乾枯 並 死亡 了。

The tree dried up and died.

土壤 在 沒有 下雨 的 時候 很 容易 乾枯。

The soil easily dries up when it doesn't rain.

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