衰
退

To decline in Chinese: 衰退 (shuāi tuì)

shuāi tuì

to decline

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

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衰
退

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ㄕㄨㄞ

shuāi

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄊㄨㄟˋ

tuì

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 经济衰退让很多人失去了工作。

    jīng jì shuāi tuì ràng hěn duō rén shī qù le gōng zuò。

    The economic decline cost many people their jobs.

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Related words

退

tuì

to retreat

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

退休

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

退出

tuì chū

to withdraw

退票

tuì piào

to bounce (a check)

辞退

cí tuì

to dismiss

后退

hòu tuì

to recoil

衰减

shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

衰竭

shuāi jié

organ failure

衰老

shuāi lǎo

to age

衰弱

shuāi ruò

weak

退回

tuì huí

to return (an item)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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