没落

沒落

mòluò

verb/adjective HSK 7-9 #20,272

Meanings

这个王朝逐渐没落了。

Zhège wángcháo zhújiàn mòluò le.

This dynasty gradually declined.

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.

usage

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

没 méi

落 luò