下滑 xiàhuá to slide down (a slope etc)
to slide down (a slope etc); (figuratively) to decline
How to remember 下滑: 下 down + 滑 to slip = to slide down (a slope etc).
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How it is used
- 'To slide down'; very common figuratively 'to decline, drop' - 成绩下滑 (chéngjì xiàhuá) slipping grades, 经济下滑 (jīngjì xiàhuá) an economic downturn.
- The go-to word for declining numbers or performance.