Definition & Meaning

1.downhill journey; downhill path; downward slope

2.path leading to retrogression; decline

xià pō lù

下 坡 路

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1
n.downhill journey; downhill path; downward slope
- zhè shì tiáo xià pō lù
  这是条下坡路。
  The path slopes down.
- cóng zhè dào zhōng diǎn dōu shì xià pō lù
  从这到终点都是下坡路。
  The route is all the way downhill from here to the finish.
- xià pō lù yào màn màn kāi
  下坡路要慢慢开
  slow down when going downhill
antonym
shàng pō lù上坡路
2
n.metapath leading to retrogression; decline
- tā de jiàn kāng yī zhí zài zǒu xià pō lù
  他的健康一直在走下坡路。
  His health has been on the decline.
- tā de gōng zuò zǒu xià pō lù le
  他的工作走下坡路了。
  His work has been going downhill.
- guān shuì shù zì biǎo míng yīng guó de mào yì yī zhí zài zǒu xià pō lù
  关税数字表明英国的贸易一直在走下坡路。
  The customs figures show a steady decline in British trade.

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