干巴巴 (gān) — (adjective) dry, arid, insipid (of writing, speech, or objects); (adverb) directly, bluntly, without further ado
Definition
A reduplicated adjective (often as 〜的) for something dull and lifeless — flat writing, dry fruit, a bland talk. Used as 〜地 to mean 'flatly, without ceremony' when describing how someone speaks.
adjective
dryaridinsipid (of writing, speech, or objects)
adverb
directlybluntlywithout further ado
Examples
- 干巴巴，。Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé gān de, yì diǎn yì si dōu méi yǒu.This article is written in such a dry way that it's completely uninteresting.
- 干巴巴：‘。’Tā gān dì shuō: 'bù xíng.'He said flatly, 'No.'
- ，干巴巴。Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ fàng jiǔ le, chī qǐ lái gān de.This kind of fruit has been sitting too long; it tastes dry and bland.
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