下跌

xiàdiē
verb HSK 7-9 #19,282

Meanings

  1. 1 to fall; to decline; to drop (of prices, stocks, etc.)

Characters

Literally 'to fall downward' - specifically implies a stumbling, uncontrolled fall.

Examples

HSK 5
Yóujià xiàdiē duì xiāofèizhě shì hǎo xiāoxi.
Falling oil prices are good news for consumers.
HSK 6
Gǔpiào dàfú xiàdiē.
Stocks fell sharply.
HSK 6
Fángjià yǐjīng liánxù sān gè yuè xiàdiē.
Housing prices have been falling for three months in a row.

Tips

usage
下跌 is the standard term in financial contexts for prices/markets going down. Its opposite is 上涨 (to rise). In stock market language: 跌停 means hitting the daily lower limit (stocks can only drop 10% per day in China), and 暴跌 means a crash.

Stroke Order

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