粵

下haa6滑wat6

haa6 wat6haa6 waat6xià huá

English

  1. to slide down (a slope etc)
  2. (fig.) to decline
  3. to fall; to decrease; to slide

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某樣嘢嘅程度降低,比下跌跌嘅幅度小同慢

Examples

  • 原油價持續下滑。

    The crude oil price is falling further.

    Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

  • 銷售率正在急劇下滑。

    The sales are slipping.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 假期期間銷售業績暢旺,但之後就下滑了。

    Sales were brisk during the holiday season but have dropped off since.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 行動遲緩的藍色美洲獅從勤奮的貓身下滑過。

    The slow blue puma slides under the diligent cat.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 政府應該採取有效措施防止樓價再度下滑。

    The government should take effective steps to halt another decrease of property prices.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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