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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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