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干燥
gānzào
Main
English Definitionto dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid
Simplified Script干燥
Traditional Script乾燥
Pinyingānzào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gon1cou3
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=7
Word Decomposition
干gāndry; clean; in vain; dried food; foster; adoptive; to ignore; (Chinese surname)
燥zàodry; parched; impatient

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Words With Same Head Word    
干净gānjìngclean; neat
干脆gāncuìstraightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
干杯gānbēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
干旱gānhàndrought; arid; dry
干枯gānkūwithered; dried up
Words With Same Tail Word    
枯燥kūzàodry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust
口干舌燥kǒugān shé zàolit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
暴燥bàozàovariant of 暴躁
浮燥fúzàovariant of 浮躁
焦燥jiāozàovariant of 焦躁
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