fall of a nation; moral decay
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of territory) to fall; (of a country) to perish or be destroyed
formalFormal and often historical usage referring to the collapse or conquest of a state.
Nà那
gè个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
dì帝
guó国
zuì最
zhōng终
lún沦
wáng亡
le了
。
That ancient empire finally perished.
Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
yán研
jiū究
le了
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
lún沦
wáng亡
de的
yuán原
yīn因
。
Historians studied the reasons for the city's fall.
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Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dí敌
rù入
qīn侵
，
zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
miàn面
lín临
lún沦
wáng亡
de的
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
Facing invasion by a powerful enemy, this country faced the danger of destruction.
verb
to degenerate; to fall into a bad state; to lose (morality, etc.)
formalOften used with abstract nouns such as morality or spirit to describe decline or corruption.
Tā他
gǎn感
tàn叹
shì世
fēng风
rì日
xià下
，
dào道
dé德
lún沦
wáng亡
。
He lamented that public morals are declining day by day and morality is being lost.
Jīng精
shén神
lún沦
wáng亡
bǐ比
wù物
zhì质
pín贫
qióng穷
gèng更
kě可
pà怕
。
Spiritual degeneration is more terrifying than material poverty.
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Rú如
guǒ果
shè社
huì会
zhèng正
yì义
lún沦
wáng亡
，
rén人
mín民
jiāng将
shī失
qù去
xī希
wàng望
。
If social justice is lost, the people will lose hope.