枯燥 (kū zào) — dry and dull; uninteresting
Definition
枯燥 describes content (lectures, work, novels) that feels intellectually dry and tedious — more formal and 'dry-as-dust' than the everyday 没意思 or 无聊. Use it for abstract things, not people.
adjective
dry and dulluninteresting
Examples
- 枯燥，。Zhè ge jiǎng zuò tài kū zào le, wǒ chà diǎn shuì zháo.This lecture was so dry and dull that I almost fell asleep.
- 枯燥，。Tā měi tiān zuò kū zào de tǒng jì gōng zuò, dàn cóng bú bào yuàn.He does boring statistical work every day, but never complains.
- 枯燥，。Zhè běn xiǎo shuō qíng jié kū zào, dú bú xià qù.This novel's plot is dry and dull; I can't keep reading.
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