下泻 (xià xiè) — to flow downward (of water, floods, etc.); to drop sharply (of prices, stocks, etc.); to have diarrhea

Definition

Examples

• 暴雨过后，山洪下泻，冲毁了道路。
  Bào yǔ guò hòu, shān hóng xià xiè, chōng huǐ le dào lù.
  After the heavy rain, mountain floods flowed down and destroyed the roads.
• 受经济影响，近日股市下泻严重。
  Shòu jīng jì yǐng xiǎng, jìn rì gǔ shì xià xiè yán zhòng.
  Affected by the economy, the stock market has dropped sharply recently.
• 他吃了不干净的海鲜，整晚都在下泻。
  Tā chī le bù gān jìng de hǎi xiān, zhěng wǎn dōu zài xià xiè.
  He ate unclean seafood and had diarrhea all night.

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