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干渴 (gān kě) — parched, dry and thirsty (from dehydration or lack of water)

Definition

Stronger and more literary than 渴: emphasizes a body or land that has been dried out from lack of water over time. Often describes parched lips, throat, or drought-stricken soil, not a casual 'I'm thirsty'.

adjective
parcheddry and thirsty (from dehydration or lack of water)

Examples

  • ，干渴。
    Zǒu le zhěng zhěng yì tiān, tā gǎn dào shí fēn gān kě.
    After walking a whole day, he felt extremely parched.
  • 干渴，。
    Zhè piàn tǔ dì cháng qī gān kě, zhuāng jia dōu kū wěi le.
    This land has been parched for a long time, and the crops have withered.
  • 干渴，。
    Tā gān kě de zuǐ chún liè kāi le, jí xū hē shuǐ.
    His parched lips were cracked, and he urgently needed water.

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