凋谢
diāo xiè
Pinyin

Definition

凋谢
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diāo xiè
  1. to wither
  2. to wilt
  3. wizened

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

凋谢
diāo xiè
  1. 1 to wither
  2. 2 to wilt
  3. 3 wizened
凋零
diāo líng
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 wilted
  3. 3 to wither
  4. 4 to fade
  5. 5 to decay
凋
diāo
  1. 1 withered
凋敝
diāo bì
  1. 1 impoverished
  2. 2 destitute
  3. 3 hard
  4. 4 depressed (of business)
  5. 5 tattered
  6. 6 ragged
凋落
diāo luò
  1. 1 to wither (and drop off)
  2. 2 to wilt
  3. 3 to pass away

Idioms (1)

民生凋敝
mín shēng diāo bì
  1. 1 the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

Sample Sentences

怪不得花看见她都凋谢了，原来是熏的呀，哈哈。
guàibude huā kànjiàn tā dōu diāoxiè le ，yuánlái shì xūn de ya ，hāhā 。
No wonder flowers wilted whenever they laid eyes on her. It was because of her smell! Ha ha.
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