下泻 (xià xiè) — to flow downward (of water, floods, etc.); to drop sharply (of prices, stocks, etc.); to have diarrhea
Definition
Literary verb meaning 'flow/rush downward' — used for floodwater pouring downhill, prices or stocks plunging, or (with a person subject) having diarrhea. The first two senses are formal/written; the diarrhea sense is a common clinical usage.
verb
to flow downward (of water, floods, etc.)to drop sharply (of prices, stocks, etc.)to have diarrhea
Examples
- ，下泻，。Bào yǔ guò hòu, shān hóng xià xiè, chōng huǐ le dào lù.After the heavy rain, mountain floods flowed down and destroyed the roads.
- ，下泻。Shòu jīng jì yǐng xiǎng, jìn rì gǔ shì xià xiè yán zhòng.Affected by the economy, the stock market has dropped sharply recently.
- ，。Tā chī le bù gān jìng de hǎi xiān, zhěng wǎn dōu zài xià xiè.He ate unclean seafood and had diarrhea all night.
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