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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

干燥 [gānzào]
  1. 1. adjective dry

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

干燥 [gānzào]
  1. 1. dry; arid; dryness
    大便干燥
    constipated; costive
    气候干燥
    arid climate
  2. 2. dull; uninteresting
    干燥无味
    dryasdust; dull

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

干燥 [gānzào]
  1. 1. 不含水分或水分极少
    土壤干燥
    天气干燥
  2. 2. 除去物料中的水分,使干燥
    干燥

Examples

大便干燥
constipated; costive
多晒太阳皮肤就会干燥起皱。
Too much sun dries the skin and it begins to wrinkle.
北方的冬令寒冷干燥
The winter in the north is cold and dry.
这地方太干燥,皮肤总觉得干巴。
It is dry in this area, my skin is always dry here.
一个月没下雨,天气太干燥了,家里只好靠空气加湿器来调节湿度了。
It hasn't rained for one month. It is so dry in the room that we have to use a humidifier.
在开着暖风机的房间里呆久了,她觉得皮肤有些干燥
Being in the room with a convection heater on, she felt her skin was a little bit dry.
干燥的柴禾在火堆里噼啪作响。
The dry faggots crackled in the fire.
干燥的季节里,我每天都要抹一些润肤膏。
In dry seasons, I would apply some moisture cream every day.

Collocations

气候干燥
a dry climate
干燥的柴火
dry firewood
非常干燥
dry
干燥寒冷
cold and dry
保持干燥
to keep something dry

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