negative growth; decline
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
negative growth; to decline
formalA formal term commonly used in economics, statistics, demography, and business reports to describe a decrease in metrics like GDP, population, or sales.
Qù去
nián年
gāi该
guó国
de的
jīng经
jì济
jīng经
lì历
le了
fù负
zēng增
zhǎng长
。
The country's economy experienced negative growth last year.
Gōng公
sī司
lián连
xù续
liǎng两
gè个
jì季
dù度
chū出
xiàn现
xiāo销
shòu售
é额
fù负
zēng增
zhǎng长
。
The company has seen negative sales growth for two consecutive quarters.
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Yóu由
yú于
yì疫
qíng情
，
rén人
kǒu口
chū出
xiàn现
le了
fù负
zēng增
zhǎng长
。
Due to the pandemic, the population experienced negative growth.