跌幅

diēfú

noun

Meanings

1 decline (in value)
2 extent of a drop (in price)
3 percentage loss

Characters

Examples

该股票今日跌幅超过5%。

Gāi gǔpiào jīnrì diēfú chāoguò bǎi fēn zhī wǔ.

The stock fell by more than 5% today.

房价出现了明显的跌幅。

Fángjià chūxiàn le míngxiǎn de diēfú.

Home prices showed a noticeable decline.

Tips

usage

The opposite pair is 涨幅 (zhǎngfú, 'extent of rise'). 幅 means 'width/extent', so literally 'extent of the drop'. Always use 跌幅 for reporting a percentage loss, not 跌 alone.

Stroke Order

跌 diē

幅 fú