枯燥
kū zào
Pinyin

Definition

枯燥
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kū zào
  1. dry and dull
  2. uninteresting
  3. dry-as-dust

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

干燥
gān zào
  1. 1 to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)
  2. 2 desiccation
  3. 3 dull
  4. 4 uninteresting
  5. 5 arid
枯燥
kū zào
  1. 1 dry and dull
  2. 2 uninteresting
  3. 3 dry-as-dust
干枯
gān kū
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 dried up
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
枯竭
kū jié
  1. 1 used up
  2. 2 dried up
  3. 3 exhausted (of resources)

Idioms (5)

口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
  1. 1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn
  1. 1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get a new lease on life
  3. 3 to be revived
  4. 4 (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time

Sample Sentences

对于教师来讲，我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等，尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示，“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司，与一线管理技术人员交流座谈，但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾，但目前来讲，也没有别的解决办法。”
duìyú jiàoshī láijiǎng ，wǒmen yě yào huā gèng duō jīnglì tiáozhěng jiǎngkè fāngshì 、yǔsù 、kèjiàn děng ，jǐnliàng shǐ wǎngkè bù nàme kūzào 。”Bǐlìshí hé yǔ Bùlǔsàiěr zìyóu dàxué jiǎngshī zhānglěi biǎoshì ，“wǒmen bèipò qǔxiāo hěnduō shíjiàn jí dòngshǒu lèi de kèchéng 。bǐrú wǒ zhè xuéqī de kèchéng yuánběn shì yào dài xuésheng men qù cānguān Ōuméng jīgòu 、gè dà gōngsī ，yǔ yīxiàn guǎnlǐ jìshùrényuán jiāoliú zuòtán ，dàn xiànzài zhǐnéng biànchéng jiǎng lǐlùn hé jīchǔ zhīshi de wǎngkè 。kěndìng shì yǒu hěnduō yíhàn ，dàn mùqián láijiǎng ，yě méiyǒu biéde jiějuébànfǎ 。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
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学语法枯燥是枯燥，但是很有用。
xué yǔfǎ kūzào shì kūzào ，dànshì hěn yǒuyòng 。
Sure, studying grammar is dull, but it's really useful.
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可以说，遇见她，给我枯燥的大三生活增添了许多活力和憧憬。寝室的室友知道后也一直说我撞桃花，情窦初开了。转眼间，到了第四个周末。
kěyǐ shuō ，yùjiàn tā ，gěi wǒ kūzào de dàsān shēnghuó zēngtiān le xǔduō huólì hé chōngjǐng 。qǐnshì de shìyǒu zhīdào hòu yě yīzhí shuō wǒ zhuàng táohuā ，qíngdòuchūkāi le 。zhuǎnyǎnjiān ，dào le dì sì ge zhōumò 。
You could say, meeting her put a little life into my dull, third-year student existence and gave me something to look forward to. After my rommates found out, they kept saying I'd finally gotten some good luck and that I was really starting to notice the girls. Then, in the blink of an eye, the fourth weekend arrived.
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有道理，可是听说这本书都是理论，会不会很枯燥？你知道我是最害怕那些通篇都是理论的书了。
yǒu dàolǐ ，kěshì tīngshuō zhè běn shū dōu shì lǐlùn ，huìbuhuì hěn kūzào ？nǐ zhīdào wǒ shì zuì hàipà nàxiē tōngpiān dōu shì lǐlùn de shū le 。
That makes sense. But I hear this book is pure theory. Won't it be really dull and dry? You know how I feel about books that are completely theory.
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可是这些动作的效果持久呀。而且就是因为做起来方便，没有场地限制。所以不管在家，还是出差，都能很轻松地做到。这是真正把锻炼变成生活的一部分。不像去健身房，既麻烦，又枯燥。难怪好多人最后都放弃了。
kěshì zhèxiē dòngzuò de xiàoguǒ chíjiǔ ya 。érqiě jiùshì yīnwèi zuò qǐlai fāngbiàn ，méiyǒu chǎngdì xiànzhì 。suǒyǐ bùguǎn zàijiā ，háishi chūchāi ，dōu néng hěn qīngsōng de zuòdào 。zhè shì zhēnzhèng bǎ duànliàn biànchéng shēnghuó de yībùfèn 。bù xiàng qù jiànshēnfáng ，jì máfan ，yòu kūzào 。nánguài hǎo duō rén zuìhòu dōu fàngqì le 。
But the effects of these exercises are lasting. Also, because they're convenient, they're not limited by location. So whether it's at home or on a business trip, you can always easily do them. It really is truly making exercise a part of your life. It's not like going to the gym--a nuisance and dull. It's no wonder so many people quit in the end.
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长跑太枯燥了，我看我很难坚持下来。
chángpǎo tài kūzào le ，wǒ kàn wǒ hěn nán jiānchí xiàlai。
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