Examples
wǒ men我们bù不néng能chóu愁mēn闷de地kàn看zhe着zhè这gè个chéng shì城市jiù就zhè yàng这样shuāi tuì衰退xià qù下去。
我们不能愁闷地看着这个城市就这样衰退下去。
We can't just look on dejectedly while this city continues to go into decline.
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.