垂垂

chuíchuí
  1. gradually
  2. to drop

CEDICT

  1. (literary) gradually; little by little
  2. (literary) to droop; to hang low
  3. (literary) to fall; to drop
  4. gradually; little by little
  5. to droop; to hang low
  6. to fall; to drop

Wiktionary

  1. 渐渐。
  2. 低垂。
  3. 下降、下落。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 垂 chuí
  1. to hang (down)
  2. droop
  3. dangle
  4. bend down
  5. hand down
  6. bequeath
  7. nearly
  8. almost
  9. to approach
2 垂 chuí
  1. to hang (down)
  2. droop
  3. dangle
  4. bend down
  5. hand down
  6. bequeath
  7. nearly
  8. almost
  9. to approach

Containing this entry

垂垂老矣 chuíchuílǎoyǐ

Related entries

一来二去 yīláièrqù
  1. gradually
  2. little by little
  3. in the course of time
渐次 jiàncì
  1. gradually
  2. one by one
渐渐 jiànjiàn gradually
鼓聲漸漸地消失。

The drum faded away.

Source: Tatoeba

积渐 jījiàn gradually
逐次 zhúcì
  1. gradually
  2. one after another
  3. little by little
逐渐 zhújiàn gradually
她逐渐开始明白。

She gradually began to understand.

Source: Tatoeba

渐 jiàn
  1. gradual
  2. gradually
天日渐回暖。

It's getting warmer day by day.

Source: Tatoeba

一点一点 yīdiǎnyīdiǎn
  1. little by little
  2. bit by bit
  3. gradually
他一點一點地變好。

He is getting better bit by bit.

Source: Tatoeba

日趋 rìqū
  1. (increasing) day by day
  2. (more critical) with every passing day
  3. gradually
缓步 huǎnbù
  1. to walk slowly
  2. to amble along
  3. gradually
  4. slowly
浸 jìn
  1. to immerse
  2. to soak
  3. to steep
  4. gradually
矛尖浸在一種致命的毒藥裡。

The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.

Source: Tatoeba

作罢 zuòbà to drop (subject etc)
你还以为我作罢了，不是吗？

You thought I was through doing that, didn't you?

Source: Tatoeba

降 jiàng
  1. to drop
  2. to fall
  3. to come down
  4. to descend
今天早上温度降到了零下。

The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.

Source: Tatoeba

下坠 xiàzhuì
  1. (of objects) to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to droop
  4. (medicine) to experience tenesmus
下挫 xiàcuò
  1. (of sales, prices etc) to fall
  2. to drop
  3. decline
  4. slump
下落 xiàluò
  1. whereabouts
  2. to drop
  3. to fall
下降 xiàjiàng
  1. to decline
  2. to drop
  3. to fall
  4. to go down
  5. to decrease
气温突然下降了。

The temperature has suddenly dropped.

Source: Tatoeba

坠 zhuì
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to weigh down
你的靈魂已墜進了地獄。

Your soul has been condemned to hell.

Source: Tatoeba

失落 shīluò
  1. to lose (sth)
  2. to drop (sth)
  3. to feel a sense of loss
  4. frustrated
  5. disappointment
  6. loss
扔下 rēngxià
  1. to throw down
  2. to drop (bomb)
掉 diào
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to lag behind
  4. to lose
  5. to go missing
  6. to reduce
  7. fall (in prices)
  8. to lose (value, weight etc)
  9. to wag
  10. to swing
  11. to turn
  12. to change
  13. to exchange
  14. to swap
  15. to show off
  16. to shed (hair)
  17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
釦子掉了。

The button came off.

Source: Tatoeba

扑落 pūluò
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. socket (loanword for "plug")
萎 wěi
  1. to wither
  2. to drop
  3. to decline
  4. spiritless
  5. Taiwan pr. wēi
落下 luòxià
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to land (of projectile)
我落下了。

I fell.

Source: Tatoeba

衰落 shuāiluò
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to decline
  4. to deteriorate
  5. to go downhill
跌落 diēluò
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
降下 jiàngxià
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
剛從天上降下來的雪，鋪滿了整個山頭，看起來美麗極了。

The fresh snow looks beautiful on the hill.

Source: Tatoeba

衰退 shuāituì
  1. to decline
  2. to fall
  3. to drop
  4. to falter
  5. a decline
  6. recession (in economics)
我们不能愁闷地看着这个城市就这样衰退下去。

We can't just look on dejectedly while this city continues to go into decline.

Source: Tatoeba

跌 diē
  1. to fall
  2. to tumble
  3. to trip
  4. (of prices etc) to drop
  5. Taiwan pr. dié
燕妮跌到谷底。

Yanni hit rock bottom.

Source: Tatoeba

沉 chén
  1. to submerge
  2. to immerse
  3. to sink
  4. to keep down
  5. to lower
  6. to drop
  7. deep
  8. profound
  9. heavy
它沉了。

It sank.

Source: Tatoeba