How to say “dry” in Chinese
dry (of climate, skin)
“Dry” in Chinese is 干燥, gān zào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
干燥 is read gān zào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two readings: gān in 干净 and gàn, “do”.
On the left, 火 “fire”: fire dries things. The right part is the same as in 澡 zǎo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “干燥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 干燥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 北方的冬天很干燥要多喝水běifāngdedōngtiānhěngānzào,yàoduōhēshuǐWinters in the north are very dry, so you need to drink more water.
More words from the lesson “Heat, frost and damp”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dry” in Chinese?
“Dry” in Chinese is 干燥, pinyin gānzào.
What does 干燥 mean?
干燥 (gānzào) means “dry (of climate, skin)”.
How do you write 干燥?
干燥 is 2 characters: 干 (gān) — dry; do; 燥 (zào) — dry. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 干燥?
干燥 is read gānzào. Tones: gān — first tone, zào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dry” in the lesson “Heat, frost and damp”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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