干燥

gānzào

(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 乾燥

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这里的空气很干燥。

The air here is dry.

冬天皮肤容易干燥。

Skin gets dry easily in winter.