衰退
shuāi tuì
Pinyin

Definition

衰退
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shuāi tuì
  1. to decline
  2. to fall
  3. to drop
  4. to falter
  5. a decline
  6. recession (in economics)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

cuī
  1. 1 mourning garments
shuāi lǎo
  1. 1 to age
  2. 2 to deteriorate with age
  3. 3 old and weak
tuì
  1. 1 to retreat
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to move back
  4. 4 to withdraw
tuì chū
  1. 1 to withdraw
  2. 2 to abort
  3. 3 to quit
  4. 4 to log out (computing)
dào tuì
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to go in reverse

Idioms (19)

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
  1. 1 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
  2. 2 on one's last legs
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail

Sample Sentences

经济衰退
jīngjì shuāituì
Economic recession.
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衰退得很厉害,很严重。
shuāituì de hěn lìhai ,hěn yánzhòng 。
The economic recession is very fierce and very serious.
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