凋谢

凋謝

diāoxiè

verb #19,835

Meanings

花园里的花都凋谢了。

Huāyuánlǐ de huādōu diāoxiè le.

The flowers in the garden have all withered.

秋天来了，树叶开始凋谢。

Qiūtiān lái le, shùyè kāishǐ diāoxiè.

Autumn has come, and the leaves are starting to wilt.

usage

凋谢 is often used figuratively for the decline of beauty, youth, or life. More literary than 枯萎 (kūwěi, to wither/dry up).

凋 diāo

谢 xiè