枯槁

kūgǎo
  1. (of vegetation) withered
  2. (of a person) haggard

CEDICT

  1. haggard; languid
  2. withered; dried-up

Wiktionary

  1. 乾枯、乾燥。
  2. 形容憔悴。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 枯 kū
  1. (of plants) withered
  2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up
  3. (bound form) dull; boring
  4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
=2 槁 gǎo
  1. variant of 槁 gǎo
  2. dried up
=2 槁 gǎo
  1. dried up (wood)
  2. dead tree

Containing this entry

形容枯槁 xíngróngkūgǎo

Related entries

凋 diāo withered
凋零 diāolíng
  1. withered
  2. wilted
  3. to wither
  4. to fade
  5. to decay
枯 kū
  1. (of plants) withered
  2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up
  3. (bound form) dull; boring
  4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
生菜葉子很容易枯掉。

Lettuce leaves wither easily.

Source: Tatoeba

蕶 líng withered (plant, herb etc)
憔悴 qiáocuì
  1. wan and sallow
  2. thin and pallid
  3. haggard
  4. (of plants) withered
玛丽早已变得太虚弱憔悴，似乎已经半截入土。

Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave.

Source: Tatoeba

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