枯燥

kūzào

adjective HSK 7-9 #10,965

Meanings

HSK 3

这本书的内容太枯燥了。

Zhè běn shū de nèiróng tài kūzào le.

The content of this book is too boring.

HSK 5

枯燥的工作让他想辞职。

Kūzào de gōngzuò ràng tā xiǎng cízhí.

The tedious work made him want to resign.

memory

Both characters mean 'dry' - something so dry it's withered and lifeless, like a boring lecture that drains all energy.

usage

Often paired as 枯燥无味 (kūzào wúwèi, dull and tasteless) or 枯燥乏味 (kūzào fáwèi, dry and boring).

枯 kū

燥 zào