衰败

衰敗

shuāibài

verb #25,775

Meanings

1 to decline
2 to decay
3 to deteriorate
4 to fall into ruin

Characters

to decline; to wane

to fail; to decay; to be defeated

Examples

这个城市在战争后逐渐衰败。

Zhège chéngshì zài zhànzhēng hòu zhújiàn shuāibài.

The city gradually fell into decay after the war.

帝国的衰败是多种因素造成的。

Dìguó de shuāibài shì duōzhǒng yīnsù zàochéng de.

The decline of the empire was caused by multiple factors.

Tips

usage

衰败 typically describes the decline of empires, economies, or civilizations - it carries a weightier, more irreversible sense than 衰退 (economic downturn) or 衰落 (decline in influence).

Stroke Order

衰 shuāi

败 bài