# 枯萎 (kūwěi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 枯萎 (kūwěi) means “to wither; to wilt”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to wither; to wilt
- Pinyin: kūwěi (ku1 wei3)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 因为长时间没人浇水，花盆里的花已经枯萎了。
  Yīnwèi chángshíjiān méi rén jiāoshuǐ, huāpén lǐ de huā yǐjīng kūwěi le.
  Because no one watered them for a long time, the flowers in the pot have withered.

## Characters

- 枯 (kū): (of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up
- 萎 (wěi): to wither; to drop

https://hanziro.com/word/ku-wei-wither/

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