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衰落

衰落 (shuāi luò): Decline (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

衰落 consists of 2 characters.

decline, wane, weaken

to fall, to drop; to decline; settlement, village

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Pinyinshuāi luò

Meaningdecline

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word衰落

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How to Use 衰落 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith走向

zǒu走

xiàng向

shuāi衰

luò落

neutral

head towards decline

Adverb + Verbwith逐渐

zhú逐

jiàn渐

shuāi衰

luò落

Verb + Nounwith时期

shuāi衰

luò落

shí时

qī期

Subject + Verbwith经济

jīng经

jì济

shuāi衰

luò落

4.

Example Sentences with 衰落

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

shuāi衰

luò落

le了

neutral

gradual decline

formal

Written

period of decline

formal

economic decline

。

This city has declined.

Zhè这

ge个

dì帝

guó国

zài在

zhàn战

zhēng争

hòu后

xùn迅

sù速

shuāi衰

luò落

le了

。

This empire declined rapidly after the war.

xī昔

rì日

fán繁

huá华

de的

gǎng港

kǒu口

yīn因

mào贸

yì易

lù路

xiàn线

gǎi改

biàn变

ér而

xùn迅

sù速

shuāi衰

luò落

。

The once prosperous port declined rapidly due to changes in trade routes.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

dān担

xīn心

zhè这

zhǒng种

wén文

huà化

chuán传

tǒng统

huì会

zhú逐

jiàn渐

shuāi衰

luò落

ma吗

？

Aren't you worried that this cultural tradition will gradually decline?

suí随

zhe着

kē科

jì技

fā发

zhǎn展

，

chuán传

tǒng统

háng行

yè业

zhú逐

jiàn渐

shuāi衰

luò落

。

With technological development, traditional industries are gradually declining.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

de的

shè社

qū区

jīng精

shén神

cóng从

wèi未

zhēn真

zhèng正

shuāi衰

luò落

。

Despite facing challenges, the spirit of our community has never truly declined.

zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

pǐn品

pái牌

ruò若

zài再

bú不

chuàng创

xīn新

，

kǒng恐

pà怕

nán难

táo逃

shuāi衰

luò落

de的

mìng命

yùn运

。

If this time-honored brand does not innovate again, it will likely face an inevitable decline.

jīng经

jì济

shuāi衰

tuì退

dǎo导

zhì致

xǔ许

duō多

qǐ企

yè业

shuāi衰

luò落

，

shī失

yè业

lǜ率

shàng上

shēng升

。

Economic recession has led to the decline of many enterprises and a rise in unemployment.

tīng听

yé爷

ye爷

shuō说

，

zhè这

tiáo条

jiē街

de的

fán繁

huá华

zài在

jǐ几

shí十

nián年

qián前

jiù就

kāi开

shǐ始

shuāi衰

luò落

le了

。

Grandpa said the prosperity of this street began to decline decades ago.

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衰竭shuāi jiéHSK 7-9

Words with 落

降落jiàng luòHSK 4
落后luò hòuHSK 5
冷落lěng luòHSK 6
堕落duò luòHSK 6
落地luò dìHSK 6
落实luò shíHSK 6
落成luò chéngHSK 6
角落jiǎo luòHSK 6