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萧条

萧条 (xiāo tiáo): Depression (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

萧条 consists of 2 characters.

a type of mugwort; desolate, dreary

[measure word for long pieces (hair, branch, trousers etc.)]

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Pinyinxiāo tiáo

MeaningDepression

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word萧条

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3.

How to Use 萧条 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 萧条 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

xiāo萧

tiáo条

neutral

become depressed

Measure Word + Nounwith一片

yī一

piàn片

xiāo萧

tiáo条

Subject + Predicate

shì市

chǎng场

xiāo萧

tiáo条

neutral

sluggish market

Adjective + Nounwith景象

jǐng景

xiàng象

xiāo萧

tiáo条

4.

Example Sentences with 萧条

dōng冬

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

jiē街

shàng上

neutral

Written

a scene of depression

jīng经

jì济

xiāo萧

tiáo条

formal

economic depression

formal

Written

desolate scene

hěn

很

xiāo萧

tiáo条

。

Winter has come, and the streets are desolate.

quán全

qiú球

shì市

chǎng场

chí持

xù续

xiāo萧

tiáo条

，

tóu投

zī资

zhě者

pǔ普

biàn遍

gǎn感

dào到

bēi悲

guān观

。

The global market remains depressed, leaving investors generally pessimistic.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

méi没

chá察

jué觉

dào到

zuì最

jìn近

líng零

shòu售

yè业

de的

xiāo萧

tiáo条

jì迹

xiàng象

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed the signs of depression in the retail industry recently?

jīng经

jì济

xiāo萧

tiáo条

shí时

，

hěn很

duō多

rén人

zhǎo找

bú不

dào到

gōng工

zuò作

。

During an economic recession, many people cannot find jobs.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

jīng经

jì济

xiāo萧

tiáo条

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

de的

tuán团

duì队

bìng并

wèi未

tíng停

zhǐ止

chuàng创

xīn新

。

Despite the economic depression, our team has not stopped innovating.

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

qì气

fēn氛

yì一

diǎn点

yě也

bù不

xiāo萧

tiáo条

，

fǎn反

ér而

chōng充

mǎn满

huó活

lì力

。

The atmosphere here is not at all depressed; on the contrary, it's full of vitality.

zhè这

jiā家

shāng商

diàn店

yīn因

wèi为

shēng生

yì意

xiāo萧

tiáo条

，

bù不

dé得

bù不

guān关

mén门

le了

。

This store had to close down because business was sluggish.

gēn跟

péng朋

yǒu友

liáo聊

tiān天

shí时

，

tā他

tí提

dào到

le了

háng行

yè业

xiāo萧

tiáo条

de的

kùn困

jìng境

。

While chatting with a friend, he mentioned the difficulties caused by the industry's depression.