跌幅 (diē fú) — extent of a decline (in value, price, etc.) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

跌幅 ('extent of decline') is used for stocks, housing, and economic data — pair it with 涨幅 ('extent of rise') as its opposite. Distinct from 价格/价钱, which name a price itself, not how much it fell.

noun

extent of a decline (in value, price, etc.)

Examples

跌幅。
Shàng ge yuè gǔ shì diē fú chāo guò le bǎi fēn zhī wǔ.
Last month the stock market's decline exceeded five percent.
跌幅。
Zhè cì fáng jià diē fú bǐ qù nián gèng dà.
The extent of the housing price drop this time is greater than last year.
跌幅。
Zhuān jiā fēn xī le zuì jìn jīng jì shù jù de diē fú.
Experts analyzed the extent of the decline in recent economic data.

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.

幅fúextent

跌 means fall and 幅 means extent, so the word names how much something has fallen.

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

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.

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

巾畐幅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīnclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú幅⁰fú

Same sound today

幅 is built from 巾, a component related to cloth or clothing, and 畐, which gives its sound.

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