乾燥

干燥
gānzào
  1. (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
  2. (of skin, mouth etc) dry
  3. (fig.) dull; dry; boring
  4. (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

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Entry Composition

1 乾 gān
  1. dry
  2. dried food
  3. empty; hollow
  4. taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
  5. futile; in vain
  6. (dialect) rude; blunt
  7. (dialect) to cold-shoulder
2 燥 zào
  1. dry; parched
  2. impatient; vexed
  3. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. sào) minced meat