WordTaiwan frequency #26,525
每況愈下
ㄇㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
“going from bad to worse; deteriorating steadily; declining progressively”
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每
ㄇㄟˇ
Each; every; all; always; whenever; often; frequently; a surname.
況
ㄎㄨㄤˋ
Situation or condition; moreover, furthermore; a surname; also used for grace or favor; to visit; to compare.
愈
ㄩˋ
More and more; increasingly; to heal or recover; to get better; to surpass or be superior to.
下
ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Down; below; under; to go down; to descend; to fall; to arrive; next; later; measure word for actions.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 情況situation; state of affairs; circumstances; (Taiwan) mood, interest, or emotional state.
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 狀況ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋcondition; state; situation; circumstances; how things stand; the way things are going.
- 下午ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.
- 下去ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋto go down; to descend; to continue; to go on; (after a verb) to indicate downward direction; (after an adjective) to indicate gradual increase
- 留下ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄚto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let someone go
- 以下ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋbelow; under; the following; less than; beneath a certain level or amount.
- 之下ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋunder; beneath; less than; in a lower position or condition
- 下來ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto come down; to descend; (after a verb of motion) down and toward the speaker; (after a verb) indicates completion or result; (after an adjective) gradually more; (of a period of time) to be over; to be harvested (of crops)
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm
- 愈來愈ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩˋincreasingly; more and more; progressively.
- 接下來ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊnext; following; then; subsequently; what comes after; the next step or part.