下坠 (xià zhuì) — (of objects) to fall, to drop, to droop; (medicine) to experience tenesmus (urgent feeling of needing to defecate)
Definition
下坠 (xiàzhuì) covers a physical downward fall or droop, and a medical sense of tenesmus. More neutral than 坠落 (which emphasizes a drop from a height); for prices/numbers, use 下跌.
verb
(of objects) to fallto dropto droop(medicine) to experience tenesmus (urgent feeling of needing to defecate)
Examples
- 下坠，。Xuán yá shàng de shí kuài tū rán xià zhuì, xìng hǎo wú rén shòu shāng.The rocks on the cliff suddenly fell, luckily no one was hurt.
- 下坠，。Huàn zhě miáo shù fù bù chí xù xià zhuì, yī shēng jiàn yì zuò jìn yí bù jiǎn chá.The patient describes a persistent tenesmus in the abdomen; the doctor recommends further examination.
- ，下坠。Shòu jīng jì yǐng xiǎng, gāi jì dù xiāo shòu é chéng xià zhuì tài shì.Affected by the economy, the quarter's sales showed a downward trend.
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