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to plummet

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bao4die2 bàodié

Meaning


Primary

to plummet

Alternatives

plummet, plummets, plummeted, plummeting, plunge, to plunge, fall steeply, fall sharply, to slump

Mnemonic


暴跌 To plummet is 跌 to tumble downwards at a speed that is so fast that it almost seems to have been caused by some 暴 violent action!

Usage


房價 突然 暴跌。

Housing prices suddenly plummeted.

公司 的 收入 暴跌 了 一半。

The company's income plummeted by half.

油價 昨天 暴跌 了。

The price of oil plummeted yesterday.