堕落 (duò luò) — to degenerate, to become depraved, to fall from grace
Definition
堕落 focuses on moral or spiritual decline of a person — losing principles or becoming depraved. 败坏 targets damaging external things (reputation, discipline); 腐败 and 腐朽 stress political/material corruption or physical decay.
verb
to degenerateto become depravedto fall from grace
Examples
- ，堕落。Tā cí zhí hòu zhěng tiān wú suǒ shì shì, màn màn duò luò le.After resigning, he did nothing all day and gradually degenerated.
- 堕落。Jīn qián hé quán lì ràng hěn duō rén duò luò.Money and power cause many people to degenerate.
- 堕落。Jīng shén shàng de duò luò bǐ pín qióng gèng kě pà.Spiritual degeneration is more frightening than poverty.
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