萧条

xiāo tiáo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 热闹 rè nao 热闹 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement as opposite of bleak/desolate: bustling with noise and excitement
• 繁荣 fán róng 繁荣 fán róng prosperous; booming (economy) in economic context, opposite of sluggish/depressed: prosperous; booming (economy)

Related words

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• 衰败 shuāi bài 衰败 shuāi bài to decline related to economic decline or desolation: to decline

Usage notes

Collocations

萧条 is often used with 经济 (jīngjì) to mean economic depression, e.g., 经济萧条.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 萧条 (xiāo tiáo) with 萧条 (xiāo tiáo) used as a verb meaning 'to desolate'; it is an adjective, so you cannot say 他萧条了.

Example Sentences

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这条街很 萧条 ，几乎没有行人。

This street is very bleak, with almost no pedestrians.

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Words Containing 萧条

• 大萧条 大萧条 dà xiāo tiáo: the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
• 经济萧条 经济萧条 jīng jì xiāo tiáo: economic depression

Child Words of 萧条

• 条 条 tiáo: strip
• 萧 萧 xiāo: miserable