萧条 (xiāo tiáo) — (of a place or atmosphere) bleak, desolate; (economics) depressed, sluggish, in a slump
Definition
Covers both physical bleakness (a place, a scene) and economic slump. For the economic sense, 不景气 and 低迷 are the closer terms; 萧条 emphasizes a deeper, longer downturn.
adjective
(of a place or atmosphere) bleakdesolate(economics) depressedsluggishin a slump
Examples
- 萧条，。Jīng jì xiāo tiáo shí qī, hěn duō gōng chǎng dōu dǎo bì le.During the economic depression, many factories went bankrupt.
- 萧条。Zhè zuò xiǎo chéng dào le dōng tiān jǐng xiàng shí fēn xiāo tiáo.This small town's scenery becomes very bleak in winter.
- 萧条。Zhèng fǔ chū tái zhèng cè yìng duì xiāo tiáo de shì chǎng huán jìng.The government introduced policies to deal with the sluggish market environment.
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