枯萎
kū wěi
Pinyin

Definition

枯萎
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kū wěi
  1. to wilt
  2. to wither
  3. wilted
  4. withered
  5. drained
  6. enervated
  7. exhausted

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

枯燥
kū zào
  1. 1 dry and dull
  2. 2 uninteresting
  3. 3 dry-as-dust
干枯
gān kū
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 dried up
枯木
kū mù
  1. 1 dead tree
枯竭
kū jié
  1. 1 used up
  2. 2 dried up
  3. 3 exhausted (of resources)
枯萎
kū wěi
  1. 1 to wilt
  2. 2 to wither
  3. 3 wilted
  4. 4 withered
  5. 5 drained
  6. 6 enervated
  7. 7 exhausted
枯叶
kū yè
  1. 1 dead leaf
  2. 2 withered leaf
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time
萎缩
wěi suō
  1. 1 to wither
  2. 2 to dry up (of a plant)
  3. 3 to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
萎靡
wěi mǐ
  1. 1 dispirited
  2. 2 depressed
枯
kū
  1. 1 dried up
枯干
kū gān
  1. 1 withered
枯寂
kū jì
  1. 1 dull and lonely
枯朽
kū xiǔ
  1. 1 withered and rotten
枯槁
kū gǎo
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 haggard
  3. 3 languid
  4. 4 without energy
枯水
kū shuǐ
  1. 1 scarce water
  2. 2 low water level
枯水期
kū shuǐ qī
  1. 1 period of low water level (winter in north China)
枯燥无味
kū zào wú wèi
  1. 1 tedious
  2. 2 dreary
枯草
kū cǎo
  1. 1 withered grass
  2. 2 dry grass
萎
wěi
  1. 1 to wither
  2. 2 to drop
  3. 3 to decline
  4. 4 spiritless
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [wēi]
萎靡不振
wěi mǐ bù zhèn
  1. 1 dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast

Idioms (6)

哲人其萎
zhé rén qí wěi
  1. 1 a wise man has passed away (idiom)
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
  1. 1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn
  1. 1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get a new lease on life
  3. 3 to be revived
  4. 4 (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time
萎靡不振
wěi mǐ bù zhèn
  1. 1 dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast

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