huápō

滑坡

Word · Noun · Verb

landslide; decline; deteriorate

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

landslide; the natural phenomenon of a large mass of earth and rock sliding down a slope

neutral

A geological disaster that can cause significant damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and the environment.

Lián连
rì日
bào暴
yǔ雨
yǐn引
fā发
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
shān山
tǐ体
huá滑
pō坡
 。

Days of heavy rain triggered a severe landslide.

Huá滑
pō坡
dǔ堵
sè塞
le了
tōng通
wǎng往
cūn村
zhuāng庄
de的
wéi唯
yī一
dào道
lù路
 。

The landslide blocked the only road to the village.

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Zhuān专
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
píng评
gū估
zhè这
cì次
huá滑
pō坡
zào造
chéng成
de的
jīng经
jì济
sǔn损
shī失
 。

Experts are assessing the economic losses caused by this landslide.

2.

verb

to decline sharply; to go downhill; to deteriorate

neutral

Used metaphorically to describe a rapid decrease in quality, performance, or situation.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
zhì质
liàng量
zuì最
jìn近
chū出
xiàn现
le了
huá滑
pō坡
 。

The product quality of this company has declined recently.

Yóu由
yú于
jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
 ,
gōng公
sī司
de的
yè业
jì绩
kāi开
shǐ始
huá滑
pō坡
 。

Due to poor management, the company's performance started to deteriorate.

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Tā他
de的
xué学
xí习
chéng成
jì绩
zài在
gāo高
sān三
shí时
yán严
zhòng重
huá滑
pō坡
 。

His academic performance declined severely in his senior year of high school.