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枯燥

kū zào

HSK 6

dry and dull, uninteresting

adjective

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这个课很枯燥，我想换一门。

zhègè kè hěn kūzào ， wǒxiǎng huàn yī mén 。

This class is very dry and dull; I want to switch to another one.

他觉得阅读枯燥，所以更喜欢看电影。

tā juéde yuèdú kūzào ， suǒyǐ gēng xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng 。

He finds reading uninteresting, so he prefers watching movies.

我们应该想办法让这个演讲不那么枯燥。

wǒmen yīnggāi xiǎng bànfǎ ràng zhègè yǎnjiǎng bù nàme kūzào 。

We should find a way to make this speech less dull.

Words with similar meanings

This term emphasizes the lack of interest or excitement, similar to 'dry and dull', but is more colloquial.

单调dāndiào

This term refers more specifically to a lack of variety, highlighting the repetitive nature of something that feels 'dry and dull'.

Words Starting With 枯

used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)

Words Ending With 燥

干燥gān zào

"to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid"

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枯kū · (of plants) withered›燥zào · dry, parched, impatient, vexed›

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