衰退

Chinese

		weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments	retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
trad. (衰退)		衰	退
simp. ^#(衰退)		衰	退

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuāituì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞㄊㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹ teoi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sôi-thui
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soe-thèr / soe-thè / soe-thòe
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹se-the₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuāituì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞㄊㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuaituèi
  - Wade–Giles: shuai¹-tʻui⁴
  - Yale: shwāi-twèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaituey
  - Palladius: шуайтуй (šuajtuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi¹ teoi³
  - Yale: sēui teui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ toey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ têu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ tʰɵy̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sôi-thui
  - Hakka Romanization System: soi^ˊ tui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: soi¹ tui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /soi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰu̯i⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soe-thèr
  - Tâi-lô: sue-thèr
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sue³³ tʰə⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soe-thè
  - Tâi-lô: sue-thè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soe'tex
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰe²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰe¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soe-thòe
  - Tâi-lô: sue-thuè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soe'toex
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰue¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰue²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰue²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹se-the₅
  - MiniDict: se^平 the^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹se-the₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ tʰe²¹/

Verb

衰退

to decline; to fail
認知衰退／认知衰退 ― rènzhī shuāituì ― cognitive decline

Synonyms

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消減 / 消减 (xiāojiǎn)
消退 (xiāotuì)
減退 / 减退 (jiǎntuì)
衰弱 (shuāiruò)

Noun

衰退

(economics, business, finance) recession; depression; slump
經濟衰退／经济衰退 ― jīngjì shuāituì ― economic recession
- 然而，9 月中旬之後，奧巴馬重新獲得了領先勢頭，這是因為，9 月份的民意測驗顯示，隨著金融危機的深化，美國經濟已經明顯陷入衰退。 [MSC, trad.]
  然而，9 月中旬之后，奥巴马重新获得了领先势头，这是因为，9 月份的民意测验显示，随着金融危机的深化，美国经济已经明显陷入衰退。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2008: 周琪 (Zhou Qi), 【美国大选观察】奥巴马为什么大胜？
  Rán'ér, 9 yuè zhōngxún zhīhòu, àobāmǎ chóngxīn huòdé le lǐngxiān shìtóu, zhè shì yīnwéi, 9 yuèfèn de mínyì cèyàn xiǎnshì, suízhe jīnróng wēijī de shēnhuà, měiguó jīngjì yǐjīng míngxiǎn xiànrù shuāituì. [Pinyin]
  Nonetheless, public opinion polls in mid-September show that Obama was able to get himself back in the lead on account of the burgeoning financial crisis and America’s fall into recession.

Synonyms

不景氣／不景气 (bùjǐngqì)
蕭條／萧条 (xiāotiáo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衰	退
すい Grade: S	たい Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
衰頽

Etymology

退 is a daiyōji replacing 頽

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいたい [sùítáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨita̠i]

Noun

衰(すい)退(たい) • (suitai)

degeneration, decline

Verb

衰(すい)退(たい)する • (suitai suru) suru (stem 衰(すい)退(たい)し (suitai shi), past 衰(すい)退(たい)した (suitai shita))

decline, decay

Conjugation

Conjugation of "衰退する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	衰退し	すいたいし	suitai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	衰退し	すいたいし	suitai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	衰退する	すいたいする	suitai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	衰退する	すいたいする	suitai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	衰退すれ	すいたいすれ	suitai sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	衰退せよ¹ 衰退しろ²	すいたいせよ¹ すいたいしろ²	suitai seyo¹ suitai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	衰退される	すいたいされる	suitai sareru
Causative	衰退させる衰退さす	すいたいさせるすいたいさす	suitai saseru suitai sasu
Potential	衰退できる	すいたいできる	suitai dekiru
Volitional	衰退しよう	すいたいしよう	suitai shiyō
Negative	衰退しない	すいたいしない	suitai shinai
Negative continuative	衰退せず	すいたいせず	suitai sezu
Formal	衰退します	すいたいします	suitai shimasu
Perfective	衰退した	すいたいした	suitai shita
Conjunctive	衰退して	すいたいして	suitai shite
Hypothetical conditional	衰退すれば	すいたいすれば	suitai sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“衰退”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
衰	退

Noun

衰退 • (soetoe) (hangeul 쇠퇴)

hanja form^? of 쇠퇴 (“decline”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衰	退

Verb

衰退

chữ Hán form of suy thoái (“to regress”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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