下坡 | xià pō | downhill | |
衰落 | shuāi luò | to fall / to drop / to decline / to deteriorate / to go downhill | |
下坡路 | xià pō lù | downhill road / (fig.) downhill path | |
走下坡路 | zǒu xià pō lù | to go downhill / to decline / to slump | |
水往低处流 | shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú | water flows downhill (whereas man struggles upwards) |