zhuǎn
zhí
xià

idiom
common

Meaning of 急转直下

急转直下 means take a sudden turn for the worse; deteriorate rapidly. Pronounced jí zhuǎn zhí xià.

  • take a sudden turn for the worse; deteriorate rapidly

Definitions & Examples

Tán
pàn
běn
lái
hěn
shùn
 
dàn
duì
fāng
rán
chū
tiáo
jiàn
 
xíng
shì
zhuǎn
zhí
xià
 

The negotiations were going smoothly, but the other party suddenly raised harsh demands, and the situation took a sudden turn for the worse.

Xiǎo
shuō
de
zhǔ
rén
gōng
gāng
huò
shèng
 
qíng
jié
què
zhuǎn
zhí
xià
 
shī
le
suǒ
yǒu
péng
you
 

Just after the novel's protagonist achieved victory, the plot took a sharp turn for the worse, and he lost all his friends.

Gōng
de
jià
zài
yíng
jǐng
hòu
zhuǎn
zhí
xià
 

The company's stock price plummeted rapidly after it issued a profit warning.

de
bìng
qíng
zài
zuó
wǎn
zhuǎn
zhí
xià
 
xiàn
zài
qíng
kuàng
fēi
cháng
wēi
 

His condition took a sudden turn for the worse last night; now it's extremely critical.

Liǎng
guó
guān
yīn
biān
jìng
chōng
ér
zhuǎn
zhí
xià
 

Bilateral relations deteriorated rapidly due to the border conflict.