| 1 | 干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | gan1 zao4 | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid | | |
| 2 | 枯燥 | 枯燥 | kū zào | ku1 zao4 | dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust | | |
| 3 | 燥 | 燥 | zào | zao4 | dry; parched; impatient | | |
| 4 | 暴燥 | 暴燥 | bào zào | bao4 zao4 | variant of 暴躁 | | |
| 5 | 大便干燥 | 大便乾燥 | dà biàn gān zào | da4 bian4 gan1 zao4 | constipated | | |
| 6 | 浮燥 | 浮燥 | fú zào | fu2 zao4 | variant of 浮躁 | | |
| 7 | 干燥机 | 乾燥機 | gān zào jī | gan1 zao4 ji1 | a drier | | |
| 8 | 干燥剂 | 乾燥劑 | gān zào jì | gan1 zao4 ji4 | desiccant | | |
| 9 | 焦燥 | 焦燥 | jiāo zào | jiao1 zao4 | variant of 焦躁 | | |
| 10 | 口干舌燥 | 口乾舌燥 | kǒu gān shé zào | kou3 gan1 she2 zao4 | lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much | | |
| 11 | 枯燥无味 | 枯燥無味 | kū zào wú wèi | ku1 zao4 wu2 wei4 | tedious; dreary | | |
| 12 | 轻率燥急 | 輕率燥急 | qīng shuài zào jí | qing1 shuai4 zao4 ji2 | careless and quick-tempered (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 秋燥 | 秋燥 | qiū zào | qiu1 zao4 | autumn dryness disease (TCM) | | |
| 14 | 润燥止咳 | 潤燥止咳 | rùn zào zhǐ ké | run4 zao4 zhi3 ke2 | moistening dryness and relieving cough (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 养阴润燥 | 養陰潤燥 | yǎng yīn rùn zào | yang3 yin1 run4 zao4 | nourish the 陰 |阴 [yin1] and moisten the dry factors (Chinese medicine) (idiom) | | |