干燥 (gān zào) — dry; arid (lacking moistureless; (of speech, writing) dry; uninteresting
Definition
Covers both senses of 'dry': physical lack of moisture (skin, air, climate) and a dull, uninteresting style (writing, content). For the 'dry/boring' sense, it's weaker than 枯燥 and more factual than 没意思.
adjective
dryarid (lacking moistureless(of speech, writing) dryuninteresting
Examples
- 干燥，。Zhè ge dì qū de kōng qì fēi cháng gān zào, yào zhù yì bǎo shī.The air in this region is very dry; you need to keep your skin moisturized.
- 干燥。Wǒ de pí fū yí dào dōng tiān jiù biàn de hěn gān zào.My skin gets very dry as soon as winter comes.
- 干燥，。Nà běn xiǎo shuō nèi róng gān zào, wǒ kàn le shí yè jiù fàng xià le.That novel's content is dry — I put it down after ten pages.
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