暴跌

bàodiē

verb #34,669

Meanings

1 to plunge (prices, markets)
2 to slump steeply
3 to crash

Characters

violent; sudden

to fall; to drop

Examples

今天股市暴跌，投资者损失惨重。

Jīntiān gǔshì bàodiē, tóuzīzhě sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.

The stock market plunged today; investors suffered heavy losses.

消息一出，公司股价立刻暴跌。

Xiāoxi yī chū, gōngsī gǔjià lìkè bàodiē.

As soon as the news broke, the company's share price crashed.

Tips

memory

暴 (violent/sudden) + 跌 (to fall) = a violent fall. The paired opposite is 暴涨 (bàozhǎng, 'to surge violently'). Think of the chart line making a sharp spike down vs up.

Stroke Order

暴 bào

跌 diē