枯萎 kūwěi to wilt
to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted
How to remember 枯萎: 枯 dried out + 萎 to wither = to wilt.
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How it is used
- 'To wither, wilt' - 花儿枯萎了 (huār kūwěi le) the flowers withered.
- Primarily of plants drying up and dying; also figurative for vitality draining away.
- Contrast 枯竭 (resources exhausted); 枯萎 is the visible withering of living things.