颓 (tuí) — (bound form) to decline, to decay, to become dilapidated
Definition
颓 is a bound morpheme meaning 'decay, decline' — it never stands alone, always combining with another character (颓废, 颓势, 颓败) to form set words for decline or decadence.
bound form
(bound form) to declineto decayto become dilapidated
Examples
- ，。Tā zuì jìn kàn qǐ lái hěn tuí fèi, shén me dōu bù xiǎng gān.He's been looking decadent lately, not wanting to do anything.
- 颓。Jīng jì tuí shì duǎn qī nèi nán yǐ niǔ zhuǎn.The declining economic trend will be hard to reverse in the short term.
- 颓。Nà zuò lǎo zhái zǎo yǐ tuí bài bù kān le.That old mansion has long become dilapidated.
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