decline and cease; wane and end
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to decline and come to an end; to wane and cease
literaryUsed in literary or formal contexts to describe the gradual dying out of customs, trends, or phenomena.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fēng风
sú俗
zài在
Sòng宋
dài代
yǐ以
hòu后
zhú逐
jiàn渐
shuāi衰
xiē歇
。
This custom gradually declined and disappeared after the Song Dynasty.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
zhī之
hòu后
，
zhè这
gè个
dì地
fāng方
de的
wén文
huà化
huó活
dòng动
màn慢
man慢
shuāi衰
xiē歇
le了
。
After the war, cultural activities in this region slowly died out.
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Suí随
zhe着
xīn新
jì技
shù术
de的
chū出
xiàn现
，
jiù旧
yǒu有
de的
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
zhú逐
jiàn渐
shuāi衰
xiē歇
。
With the emergence of new technologies, traditional handicrafts gradually ceased to exist.