萧条

蕭條

xiāotiáo

adjective HSK 7-9 #12,240

Meanings

1 bleak; desolate
2 sluggish; depressed (economics)

Characters

desolate; bleak

strip; item; clause

Examples

HSK 2

这条街变得越来越萧条了。

Zhè tiáo jiē biàn de yuèláiyuè xiāotiáo le.

This street has become more and more desolate.

HSK 4

经济萧条导致很多人失业。

Jīngjì xiāotiáo dǎozhì hěnduō rén shīyè.

The economic depression caused many people to lose their jobs.

Tips

usage

大萧条 (the Great Depression) specifically refers to the Great Depression of 1929. On its own, 萧条 can describe both economic downturns and physically bleak, deserted scenes.

Stroke Order

萧 xiāo

条 tiáo