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下跌

xiàdiē

to fall; to decline

Descending red chart blocks beside a worried merchant
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Characters in this word

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

跌 diē

Strokes
12
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 失 to lose
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 全球需求疲软导致原材料价格连续下跌,企业的库存压力有所缓解。 Quánqiú xūqiú píruǎn dǎozhì yuáncáiliào jiàgé liánxù xiàdiē, qǐyè de kùcún yālì yǒu suǒ huǎnjiě. Weak global demand caused raw material prices to fall continuously, somewhat easing companies' inventory pressure.
  • 股市一开盘就大幅下跌,投资者都很紧张。 Gǔshì yī kāipán jiù dàfú xiàdiē, tóuzīzhě dōu hěn jǐnzhāng. The stock market dropped sharply right at the opening, and investors were all anxious.
  • 最近物价没有下跌,反而一直上涨。 Zuìjìn wùjià méiyǒu xiàdiē, fǎn'ér yīzhí shàngzhǎng. Recently prices have not fallen; on the contrary, they keep rising.

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