outflow; drain; exodus
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to flow out; to drain away; (of population, capital, or resources) to move abroad or to other regions
Commonly used in economic and demographic contexts to describe the loss of talent, capital, or resources from a region or country. Often implies a negative impact on the source location.
Zhè这
jǐ几
nián年
rén人
cái才
wài外
liú流
de的
wèn问
tí题
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
yán严
zhòng重
。
The brain drain has become increasingly serious in recent years.
Yóu由
yú于
huì汇
lǜ率
bù不
wěn稳
dìng定
，
dà大
liàng量
zī资
běn本
wài外
liú流
。
Due to exchange rate instability, large amounts of capital are flowing out.
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Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
de的
rén人
kǒu口
wài外
liú流
dǎo导
zhì致
dāng当
dì地
jīng经
jì济
shuāi衰
tuì退
。
The population exodus from this region has led to local economic decline.
Fáng防
zhǐ止
huáng黄
jīn金
wài外
liú流
shì是
dāng当
shí时
de的
jīng经
jì济
zhèng政
cè策
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
Preventing the outflow of gold was a key economic policy focus at the time.