沦落 (lún luò) — caer en un estado miserable; verse reducido a (pobreza, falta de hogar, etc.); quedar varado (lejos de casa); terminar en un lugar extraño

Definición

Used when someone sinks from a decent life into a much worse one (poverty, homelessness, distant exile). Carries a literary, sympathetic tone — stronger than the everyday 落 (luò, 'to fall/drop').

verb
caer en un estado miserableverse reducido a (pobreza, falta de hogar, etc.)quedar varado (lejos de casa)terminar en un lugar extraño

Ejemplos

  • 沦落
    Tā pò chǎn hòu lún luò jiē tóu, kào qǐ tǎo wéi shēng.
    After going bankrupt, he ended up on the streets, living by begging.
  • 沦落
    Hěn duō nàn mín zài zhàn luàn zhōng lún luò tā xiāng, wú jiā kě guī.
    Many refugees were stranded in foreign lands during the war, homeless and displaced.
  • 沦落
    Tā céng shì dà hù rén jiā de xiǎo jiě, hòu lái què lún luò wèi nǚ gōng.
    She was once a young lady from a wealthy family, but later was reduced to being a female worker.

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