一落千丈 — “To suffer a drastic decline”
一落千丈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a drastic decline”. To plummet; to go from bad to worse; to take a nosedive. Literally, “Drop a thousand zhang in one fall (zhang is an ancient unit of length)”.
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一落千丈 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 一yī
- 落luò
- 千qiān
- 丈zhàng
一落千丈 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 一落千丈
由于产品质量问题，这家公司的销售额一落千丈。
Due to product quality issues, this company's sales plummeted.
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Questions about 一落千丈
- What does 一落千丈 mean?
- 一落千丈 (yī luò qiān zhàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a drastic decline”.
- How do you pronounce 一落千丈?
- 一落千丈 is pronounced yī luò qiān zhàng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 一落千丈 literally mean?
- Literally, 一落千丈 means “Drop a thousand zhang in one fall (zhang is an ancient unit of length)”. It is used to mean “to suffer a drastic decline”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 一落千丈?
- 原指琴声陡然降落。后用来形容声誉、地位或经济状况急剧下降。