萧
条

Bleak in Chinese: 萧条 (xiāo tiáo)

xiāo tiáo

bleak

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 蕭條1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1bleak; desolate
  2. 2(economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

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萧
条

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄊㄧㄠˊ

tiáo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

萧条

Simplified

蕭條

Traditional

Example sentences

See 萧条 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 经济萧条时，很多人失去了工作。

    jīng jì xiāo tiáo shí， hěn duō rén shī qù le gōng zuò。

    During the economic slump, many people lost their jobs.

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Related words

条

tiáo

strip

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

条件

tiáo jiàn

condition

苗条

miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

便条

biàn tiáo

(informal) note

薯条

shǔ tiáo

french fries

教条

jiào tiáo

doctrine

借条

jiè tiáo

receipt for a loan

欠条

qiàn tiáo

IOU

条款

tiáo kuǎn

clause (of contract or law)

条例

tiáo lì

regulations

条约

tiáo yuē

treaty

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