| 凋零 | diāo líng | withered; wilted; to wither; to fade; to decay | |
| 凋谢 | diāo xiè | to wither; to wilt; wizened | |
| 凋敝 | diāo bì | impoverished; destitute; hard; depressed (of business); tattered; ragged | |
| 凋落 | diāo luò | to wither (and drop off); to wilt; to pass away | |
| 民生凋敝 | mín shēng diāo bì | the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment |
| 1 | The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round. | |
| 2 | Or new love pine at them beyond tomorrow. | |
| 3 | He adopts a playful and jovial approach in telling the story of his characters through his life size sculptural installations. | |
| 4 | Hitherto the withering flowers can't withstand the sunshine notwithstanding my care. | |
| 5 | Li' s sculptures reveal the inmost secrets and psyche of city dwellers of China' s vast metropolis. |