干涸 (gān hé) — to dry up (of rivers, lakes, wells, etc.)

Definição

Formal/literary verb for water bodies drying up completely (rivers, wells, reservoirs). Distinguish from 干旱 (gānhàn), a noun/adjective meaning 'drought' — the dry condition itself, not the act of drying.

verb
to dry up (of rivers, lakes, wells, etc.)

Exemplos

  • 干涸
    Zhè tiáo xiǎo hé zài xià tiān jīng cháng huì gān hé.
    This small river often dries up in summer.
  • 干涸
    Yóu yú cháng qī gān hàn, jǐng lǐ de shuǐ yǐ jīng gān hé le.
    Due to prolonged drought, the water in the well has dried up.
  • 干涸
    Shuǐ kù zài hàn jì wán quán gān hé, lù chū le gān liè de hé chuáng.
    The reservoir completely dried up during the dry season, revealing a cracked riverbed.

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