kū​jié

to be exhausted

  • created sense approved 枯竭 · kū​jié · to dry up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枯竭

    kū​jié

    to dry up

    to run dry, specifically referring to a water source or stream

    枯 (literal) → 枯 · kū · dried up 竭 (literal) → 竭 · jié · to dry up

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 枯竭 · kū​jié · to be exhausted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枯竭

    kū​jié

    to be exhausted

    to be completely used up or depleted; having no further source of supply, used for resources like funds, energy, or creative thoughts

    枯 (literal) → 枯 · kū · dull 竭 (literal) → 竭 · jié · to exhaust

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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