枯萎

kūwěi
  1. to wilt
  2. to wither
  3. wilted
  4. withered
  5. drained
  6. enervated
  7. exhausted

CEDICT

  1. degenerated; retrogressed; retrograded
  2. to degenerate; to retrogress; to retrograde
  3. to wither; to shrivel; to wilt
  4. withered; shrivelled; wilted

Wiktionary

Examples

鲜花因缺水而枯萎

The flowers withered for want of water.

Source: Tatoeba

所有花园裡的花朵都枯萎了。

All the flowers in the garden withered.

Source: Tatoeba

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 萎 wěi
  1. to wither
  2. to drop
  3. to decline
  4. spiritless
  5. Taiwan pr. wēi

Containing this entry

枯萎病 kūwěibìng blight

Related entries

发蔫 fāniān
  1. to wilt
  2. to droop
  3. to appear listless
凋落 diāoluò
  1. to wither (and drop off)
  2. to wilt
  3. to pass away
凋谢 diāoxiè
  1. to wither
  2. to wilt
  3. wizened
花凋谢了。

The flowers withered up.

Source: Tatoeba

蔫 niān
  1. to fade
  2. to wither
  3. to wilt
  4. listless
败落 bàiluò
  1. (of status or wealth) to decline
  2. (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated
  3. run-down
  4. (of plants) to wilt
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