枯竭

kūjié

verb HSK 7-9 #18,972

Meanings

1 to dry up
2 to be exhausted (of resources)
3 to be depleted

Characters

withered; dried up

exhausted; used up

Examples

HSK 6

石油资源正在逐渐枯竭。

Shíyóu zīyuán zhèngzài zhújiàn kūjié.

Oil resources are gradually being depleted.

HSK 6

河流因为干旱而枯竭了。

Héliú yīnwèi gānhàn ér kūjié le.

The river dried up because of the drought.

Tips

memory

枯 (withered tree) + 竭 (exhausted) - picture a withered tree next to an empty well, both completely drained.

Stroke Order

枯 kū

竭 jié