衰退
shuāi tuì
Pinyin
Definition
衰退
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- to decline
- to fall
- to drop
- to falter
- a decline
- recession (in economics)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (19)
不知进退
- 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
人生盛衰
- 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再衰三竭
- 1 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
- 2 on one's last legs
年老力衰
- 1 old and weak (idiom)
打退堂鼓
- 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- 2 fig. to give up
- 3 to turn tail
Sample Sentences
经济衰退
Economic recession.
衰退得很厉害,很严重。
The economic recession is very fierce and very serious.