干瘪 (gān biě) — (stative verb) shriveled, wizened, dry and shrunken (of fruit, skin, plants); (stative verb) dry, dull, lacking interest (of writing, speech)
Definition
Two senses: physically shriveled and shrunken (fruit, skin, plants), and figuratively dry and lifeless when applied to writing or speech. Written/literary tone — too formal for casual talk.
adjective
(stative verb) shriveledwizeneddry and shrunken (of fruit, skin, plants)(stative verb) drydulllacking interest (of writing, speech)
Examples
- 干瘪，。Zhè xiē píng guǒ yǐ jīng gān biě le, bù néng chī le.These apples have become shriveled and are no longer edible.
- 干瘪。Lǎo nián rén de pí fū róng yì gān biě.Elderly people's skin tends to become dry and shriveled.
- 干瘪，。Tā de wén zhāng tài gān biě, dú qǐ lái hěn wú liáo.His writing is too dry and dull — it's boring to read.
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