枯萎

kūwěi

verb #16,994

Meanings

花园里的花都枯萎了。

Huāyuánlǐ de huādōu kūwěi le.

All the flowers in the garden have withered.

长期不浇水，植物就会枯萎。

Chángqī bù jiāoshuǐ, zhíwù jiù huì kūwěi.

If you don't water the plants for a long time, they will wilt.

秋天，树叶渐渐枯萎变黄。

Qiūtiān, shùyè jiànjiàn kūwěi biàn huáng.

In autumn, the leaves gradually wither and turn yellow.

usage

Can be used figuratively: 他的热情渐渐枯萎了 (his enthusiasm gradually withered away). Also used in the medical term 萎缩 (wěisuō, atrophy).

枯 kū

萎 wěi