走下坡路

zǒuxiàpōlù
  1. to go downhill
  2. to decline
  3. to slump

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 走下坡 zǒuxiàpō to go downhill; to deteriorate
2 路 lù
  1. journey
  2. route
  3. line (bus etc)
  4. sort; kind

classifier: 條

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衰落 shuāiluò
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to decline
  4. to deteriorate
  5. to go downhill
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

式微 shìwēi
  1. (literary) to decline
  2. to wane
  3. title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經 Shījīng
那個男人大聲咆哮，但她訓練有素的客服式微笑始終沒有消退。

The man ranted and raved, but her well practiced customer service smile remained unflinching.

Source: Tatoeba

推辭 tuīcí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
虽受邀参加今晚一个精彩万分的派对，奈何明日不得不打起精神出席会议，只好推辞了。

I got an invitation to a party tonight that I know would be a lot of fun but I have to be in my best form for tomorrow's meeting so I had to turn it down.

Source: Tatoeba

敗落 bàiluò
  1. (of status or wealth) to decline
  2. (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated
  3. run-down
  4. (of plants) to wilt
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