衰退 shuāituì to decline
to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
How to remember 衰退: 衰 weak + 退 to retreat = to decline.
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How it is used
- To decline in strength/quality; in economics, recession - 经济衰退 (jīngjì shuāituì) economic recession; 记忆力衰退 (jìyìlì shuāituì) declining memory.
- The standard economics term for a downturn; also for gradual decline of physical/mental faculties.
- Contrast 萧条 (xiāotiáo, bleak depression): 衰退 is the process of declining, 萧条 the bleak resulting state.