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江流日下 — “To deteriorate day by day”

江流日下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deteriorate day by day”. To go from bad to worse; to be on the decline. Literally, “The river flows downward daily”.

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江流日下 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 江jiāng
  • 流liú
  • 日rì
  • 下xià

江流日下 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
江
jiāng6large river, Yangtze River
流
liú10to flow, circulate, or spread
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend

Example Sentence with 江流日下

这家店的生意近来江流日下,如果再不调整经营策略,恐怕很难维持下去。
The business of this shop has been deteriorating day by day recently; if they don't adjust their business strategy, it will likely be difficult to sustain.

Idioms Related to 江流日下

Synonyms of 江流日下

  • jiāng江hé河rì日xià下deteriorating day by day

More idioms starting with 江

  • jiāng江dōng东fù父lǎo老Elders or people of one's hometown
  • jiāng江dōng东dú独bù步Unrivaled in the Jiangdong region
  • jiāng江yún云wèi渭shù树deep feelings of parting and longing
  • jiāng江nán南hǎi海běi北far and wide
  • jiāng江tiān天yī一sè色river and sky merge into one color
  • jiāng江shān山bù不lǎo老May your life be as eternal as mountains and rivers
  • jiāng江shān山zhī之yì异drastic transformation of a landscape or territory
  • jiāng江shān山zhī之hèn恨Sorrow over lost homeland
  • jiāng江shān山bàn半bì壁a significant portion of a territory
  • jiāng江shān山kě可gǎi改,,běn本xìng性nán难yí移Nature is hard to change
  • jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改,,běn本xìng性nán难yí移It's hard to change one's nature
  • jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改,,bǐng秉xìng性nán难yí移Old habits die hard

Questions about 江流日下

What does 江流日下 mean?
江流日下 (jiāng liú rì xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deteriorate day by day”.
How do you pronounce 江流日下?
江流日下 is pronounced jiāng liú rì xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 江流日下 literally mean?
Literally, 江流日下 means “the river flows downward daily”. It is used to mean “to deteriorate day by day”.
What is the Chinese definition of 江流日下?
江河的水一天天地向下流。比喻情况一天天地坏下去。同“江河日下”。
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