"To decline" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 拒绝 | jù jué | to refuse / to decline / to reject |   |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter / a decline / recession (in economics) | |
| 推辞 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) | |
| 下 |  xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though | |
| 推 | tuī | to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage | |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat / to withdraw / to reject / to return (sth) / to decline | |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease | |
| 推开 | tuī kāi | to push open (a gate etc) / to push away / to reject / to decline | |
| 下滑 | xià huá | to slide down (a slope etc) / (fig.) to decline | |
| 降温 | jiàng wēn | to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline | |
| 走低 | zǒu dī | to go down / to decline | |
| 低落 | dī luò | downcast / gloomy / to decline / to get worse | |
| 减退 | jiǎn tuì | to ebb / to go down / to decline | |
| 没落 | mò luò | to decline / to wane | |
| 滑坡 | huá pō | rockslide / landslip / landslide / mudslide / fig. slump / downturn / to decline | |
| 衰落 | shuāi luò | to fall / to drop / to decline / to deteriorate / to go downhill | |
| 衰败 | shuāi bài | to decline / to wane / to decay / to deteriorate | |
| 衰亡 | shuāi wáng | to decline / to die out / decline and fall | |
| 败落 | bài luò | (of status or wealth) to decline / (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated / run-down / (of plants) to wilt | |
| 衰微 | shuāi wēi | to decline / to wane / weakened / enfeebled / in decline | |
| 颓败 | tuí bài | to decay / to decline / to become corrupt | |
| 推却 | tuī què | to repel / to decline | |
| 微 | wēi | tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2] | |
| 谢 | xiè | to thank / (bound form) to apologize / (bound form) to decline / to refuse / (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither | |
| 辞 | cí | to resign / to dismiss / to decline / (literary) to take leave / (archaic poetic genre) ballad / variant of 詞|词[ci2] | |
| 衰 | shuāi | (bound form) to decay / to decline / to wane | |
| 萎 | wěi | to wither / to drop / to decline / spiritless / Taiwan pr. [wei1] | |
| 走下坡路 | zǒu xià pō lù | to go downhill / to decline / to slump | |
| 积弱 | jī ruò | cumulative weakness / to decline (over time) / degeneration | |
| 式微 | shì wēi | (literary) to decline / to wane / title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] | |
| 凌夷 | líng yí | to deteriorate / to decline / to slump / also written 陵夷 | |
| 屈折语 | qū zhé yǔ | to inflect (in grammar) / to decline / to conjugate | |
| 谢却 | xiè què | to decline / to refuse politely | |
| 陵夷 | líng yí | to deteriorate / to decline / to slump / also written 凌夷 | |
