枯竭

kūjié

verb #18,972

Meanings

1 to dry up
2 to be exhausted (of resources)
3 to be depleted

Characters

withered; dried up

exhausted; used up

Examples

石油资源正在逐渐枯竭。

Shíyóu zīyuán zhèngzài zhújiàn kūjié.

Oil resources are gradually being depleted.

河流因为干旱而枯竭了。

Héliú yīnwèi gānhàn ér kūjié le.

The river dried up because of the drought.

Tips

memory

枯 (withered tree) + 竭 (exhausted) — picture a withered tree next to an empty well, both completely drained.

Stroke Order

枯 kū

竭 jié