燥

zào

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Definitions

1. dry
2. parched
3. impatient

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請切，洗，乾 燥 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 759192)

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Words Containing 燥

• 干燥 干燥 gān zào: to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)
• 枯燥 枯燥 kū zào: dry and dull
• 干燥剂 干燥剂 gān zào jì: desiccant
• 干燥机 干燥机 gān zào jī: a drier
• 口干舌燥 口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào: lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
• 大便干燥 大便干燥 dà biàn gān zào: constipated
• 枯燥无味 枯燥无味 kū zào wú wèi: tedious
• 秋燥 秋燥 qiū zào: autumn dryness disease (TCM)