枯燥

kūzào

dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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枯
燥

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枯
  • 干枯gānkūwitheredB7
  • 枯竭kūjiéused upB7
  • 枯萎kūwěito wiltB7

See it in sentences

这本书有点枯燥。

This book is a bit dull.

工作枯燥，但他喜欢。

The work is dull, but he likes it.