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世风日下 — “The general moral climate is deteriorating day by day”

世风日下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the general moral climate is deteriorating day by day”. Public morals are declining. Literally, “Worldly customs decline daily”.

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世风日下 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 世shì
  • 风fēng
  • 日rì
  • 下xià

世风日下 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
世
shì5world, generation, era
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend

Example Sentence with 世风日下

随着科技的飞速发展,一些老年人感叹现代社会世风日下,人际关系变得疏远。
With the rapid advancement of technology, some elderly people lament that the general moral climate of modern society is deteriorating, and interpersonal relationships have become estranged.

Idioms Related to 世风日下

Synonyms of 世风日下

  • rén人xīn心bù不gǔ古public morality has degenerated
  • měi每kuàng况yù愈xià下go from bad to worse

Antonyms of 世风日下

  • xīn欣xīn欣xiàng向róng荣thriving and prosperous
  • zhēng蒸zhēng蒸rì日shàng上thriving and prosperous day by day

More idioms starting with 世

  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事Where there is a will, there is a way
  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事,,zhǐ只pà怕yǒu有xīn心rén人Where there's a will, there's a way
  • shì世shì世dài代dài代for generations
  • shì世shì世shēng生shēng生for all eternity
  • shì世shì事fēn纷rǎo扰Worldly affairs are turbulent and confusing
  • shì世rén人jiē皆zhī知known by all
  • shì世dài代shū书xiāng香Generations of scholarly family
  • shì世dài代zān簪yīng缨generations of high officials
  • shì世sú俗zhī之jiàn见conventional or worldly views
  • shì世wài外táo桃yuán源a peaceful secluded utopia
  • shì世yì异shí时yí移times have changed
  • shì世tài态rén人qíng情social customs and human relations

Questions about 世风日下

What does 世风日下 mean?
世风日下 (shì fēng rì xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the general moral climate is deteriorating day by day”.
How do you pronounce 世风日下?
世风日下 is pronounced shì fēng rì xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 世风日下 literally mean?
Literally, 世风日下 means “Worldly customs decline daily”. It is used to mean “the general moral climate is deteriorating day by day”.
What is the Chinese definition of 世风日下?
指社会风气一天不如一天。
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