Definition
萧条 describes a place as bleak/desolate (like 荒凉) or an economy as depressed/sluggish (like 不景气). Unlike 荒凉, which focuses on a place being wild and empty, 萧条 can also apply to a market or business climate. For the economic sense, 低迷 is more common for sustained low activity, while 萧条 implies a sharper downturn.
adjective
(of a place or atmosphere) bleakdesolate(economics) depressedsluggishin a slump
Easily confused
- 苗条miáo tiaolook-alikeslim, slender, graceful (of a woman's figure)
Examples
- 萧条，。Jīngjì xiāo tiáo shíqī, hěnduō gōngchǎng dōu dǎobì le.During the economic depression, many factories went bankrupt.
- 萧条。Zhè zuò xiǎochéng dào le dōngtiān jǐngxiàng shífēn xiāo tiáo.This small town's scenery becomes very bleak in winter.
- 萧条。Zhèngfǔ chūtái zhèngcè yìngduì xiāo tiáo de shìchǎng huánjìng.The government introduced policies to deal with the sluggish market environment.
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