下滑
xiàhuá
to decline; to slide downward
Characters in this word
滑 huá
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 骨 bone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 制造业订单持续下滑，反映出外部需求仍然不足。 Zhìzàoyè dìngdān chíxù xiàhuá, fǎnyìng chū wàibù xūqiú réngrán bùzú. The continuing decline in manufacturing orders reflects that external demand remains insufficient.
- 他的成绩本学期明显下滑，父母很担心。 Tā de chéngjì běn xuéqī míngxiǎn xiàhuá, fùmǔ hěn dānxīn. His grades have declined noticeably this semester, and his parents are worried.
- 冰面太滑，他一下子下滑了好几米。 Bīngmiàn tài huá, tā yīxiàzi xiàhuá le hǎo jǐ mǐ. The ice was too slippery, and he slid down several metres at once.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down