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.
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