tōng
huò
jǐn
suō

technical
common

Meaning of 通货紧缩

通货紧缩 means deflation; economic contraction caused by currency shortage; contractionary monetary policy; deliberate reduction of money supply. Pronounced tōng huò jǐn suō.

  • deflation; economic contraction caused by currency shortage
  • contractionary monetary policy; deliberate reduction of money supply

Definitions & Examples

běn
zài
èr
shí
shì
jiǔ
shí
nián
dài
jīng
le
cháng
de
tōng
huò
jǐn
suō
 

Japan experienced prolonged deflation during the 1990s.

Tōng
huò
jǐn
suō
huì
dǎo
zhì
rùn
xià
jiàng
tóu
jiǎn
shǎo
 

Deflation leads to declining corporate profits and reduced investment.

tōng
huò
péng
zhàng
xiāng
fǎn
 
tōng
huò
jǐn
suō
biǎo
xiàn
wéi
jià
chí
xià
diē
 

Unlike inflation, deflation is characterized by continuously falling prices.