凋谢

diāoxiè

to wither; to wilt; wizened

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 凋謝

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花朵慢慢凋谢了。

The flowers slowly withered.

花瓣凋谢落了一地。

The petals withered and fell to the ground.