Chinese word dictionary

凌夷

líng yí · to deteriorate; to decline; to slump

Word information

Simplified凌夷
Traditional凌夷
Pinyinlíng yí
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 凌夷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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