枯井 (kū jǐng) — dried-up well, dry well
Definition
枯井 means a well that has dried up and no longer holds water — a literal compound of 枯 ('withered/dried') and 井 ('well'). It is a concrete, literal noun, not figurative.
noun
dried-up welldry well
Measure word · 口
Examples
- 枯井。Cūn kǒu nà kǒu kū jǐng yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi rén yòng le.That dried-up well at the village entrance hasn't been used for a long time.
- 枯井，。Zhè kǒu kū jǐng lǐ céng jīng yǒu shuǐ, xiàn zài gān hé le.This dry well used to have water, but now it's dried up.
- 枯井。Tā men zài kū jǐng biān fā xiàn le yì xiē gǔ lǎo de táo qì.They discovered some ancient pottery near the dry well.
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