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