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下乔迁谷
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下乔迁谷

下乔迁谷 — “To fall from a good position into a bad one”

下乔迁谷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall from a good position into a bad one”. To decline from a superior state to an inferior one; to go from prosperity to adversity. Literally, “To descend from a tall tree and move to a valley”.

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下乔迁谷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

下乔迁谷 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
乔
qiáo6tall, elevated, or disguised
迁
qiān7move, relocate, or migrate
谷
gǔ7valley, grain, dilemma

Example Sentence with 下乔迁谷

他原本在学术界享有盛誉,但后来因一系列变故,下乔迁谷,再也未能恢复往日的辉煌。
He originally enjoyed a high reputation in academia, but later, due to a series of misfortunes, he fell from his eminent position and could no longer restore his former glory.

Idioms Related to 下乔迁谷

Synonyms of 下乔迁谷

  • xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad

More idioms starting with 下

  • xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
  • xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
  • xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
  • xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
  • xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
  • xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
  • xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
  • xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
  • xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
  • xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
  • xià下xué学shàng上dá达learn from practical to profound

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Questions about 下乔迁谷

What does 下乔迁谷 mean?

下乔迁谷 (xià qiáo qiān gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall from a good position into a bad one”.

How do you pronounce 下乔迁谷?

下乔迁谷 is pronounced xià qiáo qiān gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 下乔迁谷 literally mean?

Literally, 下乔迁谷 means “to descend from a tall tree and move to a valley”. It is used to mean “to fall from a good position into a bad one”.

What is the Chinese definition of 下乔迁谷?

用来比喻人从光明走向黑暗,或者从良好的处境而进入劣境。。

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