枯竭 (kū jié) — dried up (of water sources, rivers); exhausted (of resources, creativity)
Definition
Used for non-living things — water sources, resources, inspiration — that have run out. Stronger and more literary than 干枯 (which describes plants drying out) and 穷 (often people, or a complement after 用).
adjective
dried up (of water sources, rivers)exhausted (of resources, creativity)
Examples
- 枯竭。Hé lǐ de shuǐ yǐ jīng kū jié le.The water in the river has already dried up.
- 枯竭。Chéng shì de zī yuán jiàn jiàn kū jié le.The city's resources are gradually exhausting.
- ，枯竭。Tā xiě bù chū dōng xī, líng gǎn kū jié le.He can't write anything; his inspiration has dried up.
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