dull and dry; uninteresting; monotonous (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
枯燥 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
这本书写得很枯燥，没有引起我的兴趣。 Zhè běn shū xiě de hěn kūzào, méiyǒu yǐnqǐ wǒ de xìngqù. - This book is written very dryly and didn't capture my interest.
那个演讲太枯燥了，几乎没有人听下去。 Nàge yǎnjiǎng tài kūzào le, jīhū méiyǒu rén tīng xiàqù. - That speech was so dry that almost no one continued to listen.
枯燥的课程让学生们难以集中注意力。 Kūzào de kèchéng ràng xuéshēngmen nányǐ jízhōng zhùyìlì. - The dry course made it difficult for students to focus.
这段时间的工作非常枯燥乏味。 Zhè duàn shíjiān de gōngzuò fēicháng kūzào fáwèi. - The work during this period was very dull and boring.
他的演讲风格很枯燥，没有感染力。 Tā de yǎnjiǎng fēnggé hěn kūzào, méiyǒu gǎnrǎn lì. - His speaking style is very dry and lacks charisma.
Characters
燥 sào - dry, parched; (TCM) dryness |
枯 kū - (of plant) withered; (of river or well) dried up |