没落

沒落

mòluò

verb HSK 7-9 #20,272

Meanings

1 to decline
2 to fall into decay
3 decadent

Characters

to sink; to submerge

to fall; to decline

Examples

HSK 4

这个王朝逐渐没落了。

Zhège wángcháo zhújiàn mòluò le.

This dynasty gradually declined.

HSK 7-9

没落贵族失去了所有的权力。

Mòluò guìzú shīqù le suǒyǒu de quánlì.

The declining aristocracy lost all their power.

Tips

usage

没落 describes the decline of something once great (families, dynasties, civilizations). It carries a sense of faded glory.

Stroke Order

没 méi

落 luò