枯萎

kūwěi

verb HSK 7-9 #16,994

Meanings

HSK 3

花园里的花都枯萎了。

Huāyuán lǐ de huā dōu kūwěi le.

All the flowers in the garden have withered.

HSK 5

长期不浇水，植物就会枯萎。

Chángqī bù jiāoshuǐ, zhíwù jiù huì kūwěi.

If you don't water the plants for a long time, they will wilt.

HSK 7-9

秋天，树叶渐渐枯萎变黄。

Qiūtiān, shùyè jiànjiàn kūwěi biàn huáng.

In autumn, the leaves gradually wither and turn yellow.

usage

Can be used figuratively: 他的热情渐渐枯萎了 (his enthusiasm gradually withered away). Also used in the medical term 萎缩 (atrophy).

枯 kū

萎 wěi