deteriorate; worsen
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to deteriorate; to worsen; to take a turn for the worse
neutralCommonly used for situations, conditions, health, or relationships. Can be used both intransitively and transitively (though typically intransitive for this sense).
Yào要
fáng防
zhǐ止
bìng病
rén人
de的
bìng病
qíng情
è恶
huà化
。
We must prevent the patient's condition from worsening.
Liǎng两
guó国
guān关
xì系
rì日
qū趋
è恶
huà化
。
The relationship between the two countries is deteriorating day by day.
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Jīng经
jì济
xíng形
shì势
zhèng正
zài在
è恶
huà化
。
The economic situation is worsening.
Kōng空
qì气
wū污
rǎn染
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
qì气
hòu候
biàn变
huà化
jiā加
jù剧
。
Air pollution has caused the climate change situation to worsen.
verb
to aggravate; to exacerbate; to make something worse
neutralUsed transitively to indicate that an action or factor causes a negative change in a situation.
Jūn军
bèi备
jìng竞
sài赛
è恶
huà化
le了
guó国
jì际
jú局
shì势
。
The arms race aggravated the international situation.
Tā他
de的
bù不
dàng当
yán言
lùn论
è恶
huà化
le了
shuāng双
fāng方
de的
máo矛
dùn盾
。
His inappropriate remarks exacerbated the conflict between the two sides.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhèng政
cè策
zhǐ只
huì会
è恶
huà化
pín贫
fù富
chā差
jù距
。
This kind of policy will only worsen the gap between rich and poor.