How to say “boring” in Chinese
boring, dry (text, work)
“Boring” in Chinese is 枯燥, kū zào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
枯燥 is read kū 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
On the left, 木 “tree”: a withered tree. On the right, 古 gǔ, as in 苦 kǔ.
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 “枯燥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 枯燥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这本教材的内容太枯燥了zhèběnjiàocáidenèiróngtàikūzàoleThe content of this textbook is too dry.
- 作者巧妙地把枯燥的数字变成了生动的故事。zuòzhěqiǎomiàodebǎkūzàodeshùzìbiànchéngleshēngdòngdegùshiThe author cleverly turned dry figures into a lively story.
More words from the lesson “Dull or lively”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “boring” in Chinese?
“Boring” in Chinese is 枯燥, pinyin kūzào.
What does 枯燥 mean?
枯燥 (kūzào) means “boring, dry (text, work)”.
How do you write 枯燥?
枯燥 is 2 characters: 枯 (kū) — withered, dry; 燥 (zào) — dry. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 枯燥?
枯燥 is read kūzào. Tones: kū — first tone, zào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“boring” in the lesson “Dull or lively”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” 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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