Definition
跳水 (tiào shuǐ) means 'to dive' as a sport or action, and also 'to plummet' for prices/stocks. Unlike 潜水 (qián shuǐ, 'to go underwater' or 'lurk online'), 跳水 always involves jumping into water from above. For price drops, it's more dramatic than 降 (jiàng, 'to fall'), implying a sudden sharp decline.
verb
to dive (into water)diving (as a sport)(figurative) to fall sharplyto plummet (of stocks, prices, etc.)
Examples
- 。Tā gāngcái tiào le yí cì shuǐ.He just did a dive.
- 跳水。tiào shuǐ shì yí xiàng fēicháng yōuyǎ de yùndòng.Diving is a very elegant sport.
- 跳水。Zhè jiā gōngsī de gǔpiào jīntiān dàfú tiào shuǐ.This company's stock fell sharply today.
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