征候

tōng zhàng shàng shēng zhǐ shì jīng jì bù jǐng qì de yī gè zhēng hòu

通胀上升只是经济不景气的一个征候。

The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.

zhè shì xī fāng wén míng shuāi luò de zhēng hòu ma

这是西方文明衰落的征候吗？

Is this a symptom of the decay of Western civilization?