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没落

mò luò
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to decline
  2. 2. to wane

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
兴盛
xīng shèng

to flourish

由衰弱转向繁荣

Related words

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消亡
xiāo wáng

to die out

没落的最终结果，彻底消失

Synonyms

2 items
衰落
shuāi luò

to fall

家族、文明等由盛转衰
衰退
shuāi tuì

to decline

经济、能力等减弱

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于“家族没落”“文明没落”等搭配，主语通常是较抽象或庞大的事物，如家族、王朝、文化等，较少用于个人。

Common mistakes

与“没（méi）落”区分：“没（méi）落”不是标准词；“没落”的“没”读mò，指沉没、消失。

Example Sentences

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那个古老的家族逐渐 没落 了。
That ancient family gradually declined.

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Child Words of 没落

没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没
mò

drowned

落
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop