枯死

kūsǐ

verb #32,484

Meanings

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

Characters

withered; dried up

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

干旱让大片庄稼枯死。

Gānhàn ràng dàpiàn zhuāngjia kūsǐ.

The drought withered large stretches of crops.

Tips

usage

枯死 is the standard term for plants dying from lack of water or 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