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干燥

gān zào

HSK 6

Meaning

  • (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
  • (of skin, mouth etc) dry
  • (fig.) dull; dry; boring
  • (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

Definition

缺乏水分；没有水分或水分很少。

Lack of moisture; dry or arid.

Usage

用于形容物体、气候、皮肤等缺乏水分的状态。

Used to describe a state of lacking moisture in objects, climate, skin, etc.

Examples

  • 1 冬天空气很干燥，要注意保湿。 (In winter, the air is very dry, so pay attention to moisturizing.)
  • 2 这块土地太干燥了，不适合种庄稼。 (This land is too dry to grow crops.)
  • 3 她的皮肤干燥，需要多喝水。 (Her skin is dry; she needs to drink more water.)
  • 4 干燥的木材容易燃烧。 (Dry wood is easy to burn.)
  • 5 沙漠气候非常干燥，几乎不下雨。 (The desert climate is very dry, with almost no rain.)

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