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枯死

kūsǐ
verb #32,484

Meanings

  1. 1 to wither and die (of plants)
  2. 2 to die of drought

Examples

院子里那棵老树已经枯死了。
Yuànzi lǐ nà kē lǎo shù yǐjīng kūsǐ le.
The old tree in the courtyard has already withered and died.
干旱让大片庄稼枯死。
Gānhàn ràng dà piàn zhuāngjia kūsǐ.
The drought withered large stretches of crops.

Tips

usage
枯死 is the standard term for plants dying from lack of water/nutrients — 枯 (dry, withered) + 死 (die). Almost exclusively used for plants; for trees you can also say 枯萎 (wither, but not necessarily dead).

Stroke Order

枯 kū
死 sǐ