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衰退期
shuāi tuì qī
Pinyin
Definition
衰退期
-
shuāi tuì qī
recession (in economics)
Character Decomposition
衰
衣
囗
一
退
辶
艮
期
甘
一
八
月
Related Words
(20)
假期
jià qī
1
vacation
学期
xué qī
1
term
2
semester
3
CL:個|个[gè]
星期
xīng qī
1
week
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
day of the week
4
Sunday
期
qī
1
variant of 期[qī]
2
period
3
cycle
期待
qī dài
1
to look forward to
2
to await
3
expectation
期间
qī jiān
1
period of time
2
time
3
time period
4
period
5
CL:個|个[gè]
中期
zhōng qī
1
middle (of a period of time)
2
medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
佳期
jiā qī
1
wedding day
2
day of tryst
保质期
bǎo zhì qī
1
date of use (on foodstuffs)
2
best before date
倒退
dào tuì
1
to fall back
2
to go in reverse
初期
chū qī
1
initial stage
2
beginning period
到期
dào qī
1
to fall due (loan etc)
2
to expire (visa etc)
3
to mature (investment bond etc)
前期
qián qī
1
preceding period
2
early stage
如期
rú qī
1
as scheduled
2
on time
3
punctual
孕期
yùn qī
1
gestation
2
duration of pregnancy
定期
dìng qī
1
at set dates
2
at regular intervals
3
periodic
4
limited to a fixed period of time
5
fixed term
后期
hòu qī
1
late stage
2
later period
后退
hòu tuì
1
to recoil
2
to draw back
3
to fall back
4
to retreat
撤退
chè tuì
1
to retreat
日期
rì qī
1
date
2
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
1
life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
1
weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
2
on one's last legs
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
1
old and weak (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
1
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
2
Hope to see you again.
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
1
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
2
fig. to give up
3
to turn tail
期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài
1
stammering (idiom)
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
1
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
2
to get out on finding out what it's really like
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
1
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
1
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2
to get cold feet
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
1
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
2
a strategic withdrawal
逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
1
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
1
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
2
stalled
3
in a dilemma
4
stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
1
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
2
in a hopeless situation
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
1
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退无路
jìn tuì wú lù
1
to have no alternative (idiom)
进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
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