Zài shāmò lǐ zǒu le yì tiān, tā sǎngzi gānkě de shuō bù chū huà.
After walking a day in the desert, his throat was so parched he couldn't speak.
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usage
干 (gān) = dry + 渴 (kě) = thirsty. Stronger and more literary than plain 渴 - 渴 is everyday 'I'm thirsty', 干渴 evokes a physical dryness in the mouth and throat. Common in writing about deserts, illness, fever.
