Definition
颓 is a bound form (b.f.) that cannot stand alone as an independent word; it only appears as the first element in two-syllable compounds. Its core meaning involves decline, decay, or a downward state. Common compounds include 颓废 'decadent/demoralized', 颓势 'declining trend', and 颓败 'dilapidated'.
b.f.
(bound form) to declineto decayto become dilapidated
Examples
- ，。Tā zuìjìn kàn qǐlai hěn tuí fèi, shénme dōu bù xiǎng gàn.He's been looking decadent lately, not wanting to do anything.
- 颓。Jīngjì tuí shì duǎnqī nèi nányǐ niǔzhuǎn.The declining economic trend will be hard to reverse in the short term.
- 颓。Nà zuò lǎo zhái zǎoyǐ tuí bài bùkān le.That old mansion has long become dilapidated.
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