"To decline" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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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 decline / to move back / to withdraw
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 / to apologize / to wither (of flowers, leaves etc) / to decline
辞 cí to resign / to dismiss / to decline / to take leave / ballad (archaic poetic genre) / variant of 詞|词[ci2]
衰 shuāi to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble
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
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