Definition
下坡路 literally means 'downhill path', but it's far more common in the figurative sense, especially in the phrase 走下坡路, meaning 'to go downhill (in career, health, business, etc.)'. You can use it literally for a physical path, but learners should know the figurative use is the main one in everyday speech.
n.
downhill path (literal)declinedownturn (figurative)
Examples
- 下坡路，。Zhè tiáo xià pō lù bù hǎo zǒu, yào xiǎoxīn.This downhill path is hard to walk; be careful.
- 。Zuìjìn gōngsī de shēngyì yìzhí zài zǒu xià pō lù.The company's business has been going downhill lately.
- 。Tā de jiànkāng kāishǐ zǒu xià pō lù le.His health has started to go downhill.
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