diāo xiè

凋 谢

Level:

Yu Wen 8

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1
v.fade; wither and fall; wither away; (of flowers and leaves of plants) fall off
- bǎi huā diāo xiè
  百花凋谢。
  All the flowers have withered and fallen.
- huā yǐ diāo xiè
  花已凋谢。
  Flowers have withered away.
synonym
kū wěi枯萎 diāo líng凋零 diāo xiè凋谢 diāo luò凋落 wěi xiè萎谢
antonym
kāi fàng开放 zhàn fàng绽放 shèng kāi盛开
2
v.metapass away; die of old age
- shēng mìng zhī huā yǒng bù diāo xiè
  生命之花永不凋谢。
  Life will never be the flower Withers.

凋谢