Chinese word dictionary

枯燥

kūzào · dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

Practice word

Word information

Simplified枯燥

Traditional枯燥

Pinyinkūzào

Part of speech形

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

枯kū

dried out, withered, decayed

燥zào

arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered

How to learn 枯燥

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干燥gānzào

(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

干枯gānkū

withered; shriveled; dried-up

枯竭kūjié

used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)

枯萎kūwěi

to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted