With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states.
衰亡
to decline
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Meaning and common use
to decline
to die out
decline and fall
How 衰亡 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 衰亡 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 衰亡.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 衰亡.
Directly before
- 兴盛衰亡1
- 形体衰亡1
Directly after
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 衰亡
What does 衰亡 mean in Chinese?
衰亡 (shuāiwáng) means to decline.
How do you pronounce 衰亡?
衰亡 is pronounced shuāiwáng.
Is 衰亡 an HSK word?
衰亡 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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