滑坡 (huá pō) — landslide; (figurative, economics) decline, slump
Definition
Literally a landslide on a slope; in economics and politics it means a steady, worsening decline (in growth, reputation, etc.), stronger and more gradual than a sudden crash.
noun
landslide(figurative, economics) declineslump
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Examples
- 滑坡，。Nà cì bào yǔ dǎo zhì shān tǐ huá pō, yǎn mái le cūn zhuāng.That heavy rain caused a landslide that buried the village.
- 滑坡。Jìn nián lái gāi guó de jīng jì huá pō yǐn qǐ le guó jì shè huì de guān zhù.In recent years, the country's economic slump has drawn international attention.
- 滑坡。Wǒ men yīng dāng jǐng tì jīng jì huá pō de fēng xiǎn.We should be alert to the risk of economic decline.
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