凋零
diāo líng
Pinyin

Definition

凋零
 - 
diāo líng
  1. withered
  2. wilted
  3. to wither
  4. to fade
  5. to decay

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

零
líng
  1. 1 zero
  2. 2 nought
  3. 3 zero sign
  4. 4 fractional
  5. 5 fragmentary
  6. 6 odd (of numbers)
  7. 7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. 8 fraction
  9. 9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. 10 extra
  11. 11 to wither and fall
  12. 12 to wither
零下
líng xià
  1. 1 below zero
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
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
孤零零
gū líng líng
  1. 1 lone
  2. 2 isolated and without help
  3. 3 all alone
  4. 4 solitary
涕零
tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears
  2. 2 to weep
零件
líng jiàn
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 component
零售
líng shòu
  1. 1 to retail
  2. 2 to sell individually or in small quantities
零售店
líng shòu diàn
  1. 1 shop
  2. 2 retail store
零度
líng dù
  1. 1 zero degree
零星
líng xīng
  1. 1 fragmentary
  2. 2 random
  3. 3 bits and pieces
  4. 4 sporadic
零时
líng shí
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 zero hour
零碎
líng suì
  1. 1 scattered and fragmentary
  2. 2 scraps
  3. 3 odds and ends
零花钱
líng huā qián
  1. 1 pocket money
  2. 2 allowance
零点
líng diǎn
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 to order à la carte
  3. 3 (math.) zero of a function
飘零
piāo líng
  1. 1 to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
  2. 2 (fig.) drifting and homeless
一千零一夜
Yī qiān Líng Yī Yè
  1. 1 The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
九零后
jiǔ líng hòu
  1. 1 90s generation

Idioms (8)

七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
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
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
零打碎敲
líng dǎ suì qiāo
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
零敲碎打
líng qiāo suì dǎ
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

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