What does 凋零 mean in Chinese?

凋零 (diāo líng) means "withered; wilted; to wither; to fade; to decay" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 凋零?

凋零 is pronounced "diāo líng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

凋零 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

凋零 is made up of the characters 凋, 零. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 凋零 using our stroke order tool.

凋零

diāo líng

withered; wilted; to wither; to fade

verb

秋天树叶凋零了。

Qiūtiān shùyè diāolíng le

The leaves withered in autumn

凋零 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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