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萎 wēi

to wither, to wilt

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
艹
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 艹委 ⿱艹委

Memory hint: plant

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  1. 花园里的花都枯萎了。
    Huāyuán lǐ de huā dōu kūwěile.
    The flowers in the garden have all withered.
    garden inside (particle) flower all wither-(particle)
  2. 这棵树为什么突然枯萎了？
    Zhè kē shù wèishénme tūrán kūwěile?
    Why did this tree suddenly wither?
    this (measure) tree why suddenly wither-(particle) (question)
  3. 记得多晒太阳，别让盆栽枯萎了。
    Jìde duō shài tàiyáng, bié ràng pénzāi kūwěile.
    Remember to give it more sunlight; don't let the potted plant wither.
    remember more expose-to sun, don't let potted-plant wither-(particle)
  4. 这株植物很坚强，一直没有枯萎。
    Zhè zhū zhíwù hěn jiānqiáng, yìzhí méiyǒu kūwěi.
    This plant is very hardy; it has never withered.
    this (measure) plant very tough, always not-have wither
  5. 到了深秋，公园里大部分的花草都枯萎了。
    Dàole shēnqiū, gōngyuán lǐ dà bùfen de huācǎo dōu kūwěile.
    By late autumn, most of the flowers and grass in the park had withered.
    arrive-(particle) deep-autumn, park inside big part (particle) flower-grass all wither-(particle)

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