枯竭
kū jié
Pinyin

Definition

枯竭
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kū jié
  1. used up
  2. dried up
  3. exhausted (of resources)

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
竭
jié
  1. 1 to exhaust
竭力
jié lì
  1. 1 to do one's utmost
竭尽
jié jìn
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to exhaust
竭尽全力
jié jìn quán lì
  1. 1 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié
  1. 1 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
  2. 2 drained
  3. 3 washed out
声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié
  1. 1 to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
衰竭
shuāi jié
  1. 1 organ failure
  2. 2 exhaustion
  3. 3 prostration (medicine)
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

Idioms (11)

再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
  1. 1 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
  2. 2 on one's last legs
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
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lu:4
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned
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
尽心竭力
jìn xīn jié lì
  1. 1 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
竭泽而渔
jié zé ér yú
  1. 1 lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
竭尽全力
jié jìn quán lì
  1. 1 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié
  1. 1 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
  2. 2 drained
  3. 3 washed out
声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié
  1. 1 to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我看看他都发了些什么，有没有我能用的，我最近图库都枯竭了。
wǒ kànkan tā dōu fā le xiē shénme ，yǒuméiyǒu wǒ néng yòng de ，wǒ zuìjìn tú kù dōu kūjié le 。
Let me see what he sent, I may find them useful. I’ve exhausted my own library recently.
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有时真羡慕这些能够写出这么多优秀作品的作家，他们的创作才华好像永远都不会枯竭，永远都能给读者带来惊喜。
yǒushí zhēn xiànmù zhèxiē nénggòu xiěchū zhème duō yōuxiùzuòpǐn de zuòjiā ，tāmen de chuàngzuò cáihuá hǎoxiàng yǒngyuǎn dōu bùhuì kūjié ，yǒngyuǎn dōu néng gěi dúzhě dàilái jīngxǐ 。
Sometimes I envy these authors who can write so many great novels. It feels like their creative talent will never dry up and that they'll always be able to surprise their readers.
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