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Hanzi

燥 / 燥

Traditional
燥
Simplified
燥

dry; parched/impatient; vexed/(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zào, sào

Bopomofo

ㄗㄠˋ, ㄙㄠˋ

Jyutping

cou3

Example sentences

乾燥 / 干燥 gānzào
冬天的空氣非常乾燥，皮膚容易過敏。
冬天的空气非常干燥，皮肤容易过敏。

The air in winter is very dry, and skin is easily allergic.

北方 běifāng
北方的氣候比較乾燥。
北方的气候比较干燥。

The climate in the north is relatively dry.

枯燥 kūzào
雖然工作很枯燥，但他依然非常認真。
虽然工作很枯燥，但他依然非常认真。

Although the work is dull, he is still very serious.

Example Vocabulary

乾燥

gan1'zao4

dry; arid

枯燥

ku1'zao4

dull; dry; boring; monotonous

口乾舌燥

kou3'gan1'she2'zao4

乾燥劑

gan1'zao4'ji4

暴燥

枯燥無味

ku1'zao4'wu2'wei4

浮燥

焦燥

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