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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