2 New HSK word(s): HSK5 干燥 → → → → + gan1zao4 to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid HSK6 枯燥 → → → → + ku1zao4 dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust
2 Old HSK word(s): B VS 干燥* → gan1zao4 dry/ arid D VS 枯燥* → ku1zao4 bored
枯燥
Khô + Nhàm chán + Grade E word(s):
焦躁/燥/噪 → 狂躁/燥 → 枯燥无味 → 燥 → 燥 [zao4]
trocken, ausgetrocknet, ungeduldig (Adj) Häufigkeit: 0.54 Komposita
| Gb | Eng | Viet |
|---|---|---|
| 干燥的天气之后，人人都希望下雨。 | After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain. |  → |
| 尽管（她讲的）内容有些枯燥, 但由於她善於表达, 大家仍听得津津有味. | Although the subject-matter (of her talk) was rather dull her witty delivery kept the audience interested. | → |
| 在天气干燥时把点燃的香烟扔进树林可能会引起火灾。 | A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire. | → |
| 因空气干燥皮子都皱了。 | The dry air shrivels the leather. | → |
| 乌龙（茶）一种在干燥前局部发酵的中国红茶 | A dark Chinese tea that has been partially fermented before drying. | → |
| 便秘有困难的、不完全的或不经常从肠道排泄干燥且硬的大便 | Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry, hardened feces from the bowels. | → |
| 辐散，散度一种天气状况，特征为：在气团均匀地散在某一地区上空，常伴有晴朗干燥天气 | A meteorological condition characterized by the uniform expansion in volume of a mass of air over a region, usually accompanied by fair dry weather. | → |
| 感谢您使我们把枯燥的学习变成了巨大的乐趣。 | Thank you for making learning not a dull thing but a great joy. | → |
| 很少有老师能使学生对那些需要刻苦努力才能学好的枯燥学科感兴趣。 | Few teachers are able to interest their students in dull subjects that mean a lot of hard work. | → |
| 从松岭回来后，办公室似乎变得枯燥无味了。 | The office seems so dull and prosaic after Pine Ridge. | → |