Definition

Examples

• 那个曾经辉煌的城市逐渐衰败了。
  Nàge céngjīng huīhuáng de chéngshì zhújiàn shuāi bài le.
  That once glorious city gradually declined.
• 经济衰败往往伴随着社会动荡。
  Jīngjì shuāi bài wǎngwǎng bànsuí zhe shèhuì dòngdàng.
  Economic decline is often accompanied by social unrest.
• 家道衰败之后，他不得不外出谋生。
  Jiādào shuāi bài zhīhòu, tā bùdébù wàichū móushēng.
  After his family fortunes declined, he had to go out and make a living.