枯燥

枯燥 kūzào in a sentence

Uninteresting (dull)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

枯燥 (kūzào) means Uninteresting (dull). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这份工作有点 枯燥 。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò yǒudiǎn kūzào.

This job is a little dull.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 枯燥

好老师能把 枯燥 的内容讲得生动。

Hǎo lǎoshī néng bǎ kūzào de nèiróng jiǎng de shēngdòng.

A good teacher can make dry material lively.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 枯燥

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How is 枯燥 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 枯燥 (kūzào, "Uninteresting (dull)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 枯燥 an HSK word?

Yes — 枯燥 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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