Dictionary/萧条

萧条 蕭條

xiāo tiáo

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
1bleak; desolate
2(economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

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jīng jì经济xiāo tiáo萧条shì是yī一duàn段shí jiān时间nèi内,dàng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yī一zhòng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.