凋谢 (diāoxiè): to wither

Meanings

Huāyuán lǐ de huā dōu diāoxiè le.

The flowers in the garden have all withered.

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