败落 (bài luò) — (of a family, business, or social position) to decline, to fall into ruin
Definition
Used for the decline of a family, business, or social position — emphasizes a fall from a former prosperous or high state. Pairs with 不堪 to picture severe decay (败落不堪).
verb
(of a family, business, or social position) to declineto fall into ruin
Examples
- 败落。Zhè ge jiā zú zài qīng mò zhú jiàn bài luò le.This family gradually declined in the late Qing dynasty.
- 败落，。Tā de shēng yì bài luò yǐ hòu, quán jiā bān dào le xiāng xia.After his business declined, the whole family moved to the countryside.
- 败落。Céng jīng huī huáng de zhái yuàn rú jīn yǐ jīng bài luò bù kān.The once glorious mansion is now in a state of extreme decay.
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