低迷 (dī mí) — sluggish, in a slump (economy, market); low, de… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used for sluggish markets/economies and for low spirits/morale. For mood, it's less personal than 低落 (which describes a person's feelings); for the economy, it's close to 萧条 and 不景气.

adjective

sluggishin a slump (economy, market)lowdepressed (spirits, mood)

Examples

低迷。
Jīn nián fáng dì chǎn shì chǎng yì zhí hěn dī mí.
The real estate market has been sluggish all year.
，低迷。
Qiú duì lián shū sān chǎng, duì yuán shì qì dī mí.
The team lost three games in a row, and the players' morale is low.
低迷，。
Jīng jì dī mí shí qī, zhǎo gōng zuò tè bié nán.
During an economic slump, finding a job is especially hard.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

低迷 combines 低, low, and 迷, hazy or languid, to suggest a sluggish, depressed state.

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.

亻氐低

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman, person

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī低dī

Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

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

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

米

米mǐ迷mí

Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Economy & Trade Emotions & Feelings

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