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枯萎
kūwěi
Description
「枯萎」是说植物没有水或者太老了，慢慢变干、死掉。
"枯萎" means that a plant has no water or is too old, slowly drying up and dying.
我们常用它来说花、草和树叶。
We often use it to talk about flowers, grass, and leaves.
Meanings
枯萎kūwěi
to wither; to dry up and die (of plants)
没有水，这些花都枯萎了。
Without water, these flowers have all withered.
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Notes
- Etymology
枯 (dried up) + 萎 (wilted), two similar characters combined for emphasis.
- Nuance
mostly used for plants; 凋谢 stresses flowers falling, 枯萎 stresses drying out.
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