declining; decadent; dispirited
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
declining; weak and dispirited; decadent
literaryDescribes a state of physical frailty or mental depression and decay, often used in written or formal contexts.
Lǎo老
rén人
shēn身
tǐ体
shuāi衰
tuí颓
，
zhěng整
rì日
wò卧
chuáng床
bù不
qǐ起
。
The old man's body is frail and declining, lying in bed all day unable to rise.
Jīng经
lì历
lián连
chuàn串
shī失
bài败
hòu后
，
tā他
de的
jīng精
shén神
rì日
jiàn渐
shuāi衰
tuí颓
。
After a series of failures, his spirit gradually became depressed and dispirited.
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Gāi该
guó国
zhèng政
zhì治
fǔ腐
bài败
，
guó国
lì力
rì日
yì益
shuāi衰
tuí颓
。
With political corruption in that country, its national power is increasingly declining.