Dictionary/萧条

萧条 蕭條

萧条 xiāo tiáo

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
AdjHSK 7-9
1bleak; desolate
2(economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

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jīng jì经济xiāo tiáo萧条shì是yí一duàn段shí jiān时间nèi内,dāng当zhè yàng这样de的jīng jì经济huó dòng活动pǔ biàn普遍zēng zhǎng增长ér而zào chéng造成de的yì一zhǒng种lín shí临时xìng性de的jīng jì经济huó dòng活动shuāi tuì衰退。
经济萧条是一段时间内,当这样的经济活动普遍增长而造成的一种临时性的经济活动衰退。
Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.
在十九世纪三十年代的大萧条时期,许多富人在股市崩盘中失去了一切。
During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.