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下跌 (xià diē) — to fall (of prices, numbers, or levels); to decline

Definition

Used almost exclusively for prices, indices, or data points dropping — 下降 covers a broader range of falling things (levels, temperatures, rates), while 下跌 is the financial/figures word.

verb
to fall (of prices, numbers, or levels)to decline

Examples

  • 下跌。
    Zuì jìn fáng jià xià diē le bù shǎo.
    Housing prices have fallen quite a bit recently.
  • 下跌，。
    Gǔ shì zhǐ shù dà fú xià diē, tóu zī zhě hěn dān xīn.
    The stock market index fell sharply, and investors are very worried.
  • 下跌，。
    Rú guǒ yóu jià jì xù xià diē, yùn shū chéng běn huì jiàng dī.
    If oil prices continue to fall, transportation costs will decrease.

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.

下xiàdownward
跌diēfall

下 points downward, and 跌 means to fall, so together they describe prices or levels dropping.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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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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