狂跌 (kuáng diē) — to drop sharply; to slump (in economy, market, prices, etc.)

Definition

A vivid, often headline-style verb for prices or markets plunging fast and hard. 狂 stresses the wild, uncontrolled speed of the drop, stronger than just 下降.

verb
to drop sharplyto slump (in economy, market, prices, etc.)

Examples

  • ，狂跌。
    Shòu jīn róng wēi jī yǐng xiǎng, gǔ shì kuáng diē bù zhǐ.
    Affected by the financial crisis, the stock market kept slumping.
  • 狂跌。
    Zhè ge dì qū de fáng jià zuì jìn kuáng diē le bǎi fēn zhī èr shí.
    Housing prices in this area have dropped sharply by 20% recently.
  • 狂跌。
    Shí yóu jià gé kuáng diē dǎo zhì xǔ duō gōng sī kuī sǔn.
    The sharp drop in oil prices caused many companies to suffer losses.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

狂kuángwildly
跌diēdrop

狂 'wildly' adds intensity to 跌 'drop', giving a sharp fall.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
㞷
㞷㞷狂kuáng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

狂 pairs 犭 (dog) with 㞷, which gives the sound; 㞷 is an old form of a character meaning 'to go'.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
失
失shī跌diē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跌 pairs 足 (foot) with 失, which gives a hint to its sound.

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