day 61ups and downs

ups and downs

Talk about markets going up and down, say “not in the least” with 毫不 and 絲毫, and “one after another” with 接連, 相繼 and 一連串.

today’s words

• 下跌 xiàdié · fall, drop (prices)
• 租賃 zūlìn · lease, rent (out)
• 貶值 biǎnzhí · lose value, depreciate
• 復甦 fùsū · recover, revive
• 升值 shēngzhí · rise in value, appreciate
• 通貨膨脹 tōnghuòpéngzhàng · inflation; inflationary
• 下滑 xiàhuá · decline, slide
• 興隆 xīnglóng · thriving, flourishing (business)
• 指數 zhǐshù · index
• 產值 chǎnzhí · output value
• 儲備 chúbèi · store up; reserves
• 持平 chípíng · stay level, hold steady
• 緊縮 jǐnsuō · tighten, cut back
• 回升 huíshēng · pick up again, rebound
• 增值 zēngzhí · increase in value
• 一連串 yīliánchuàn · a string of, a series of
• 接連 jiēlián · one after another, in a row
• 涉及 shèjí · involve, touch on
• 陷入 xiànrù · fall into, get caught in
• 扎 zhā · prick; pitch (a tent)
• 絲毫 sīháo · the slightest (bit)
• 相繼 xiāngjì · one after another (of people, events)
• 毫不 háobù · not in the least

sentences

• 他對別人的批評毫不在乎。 · He doesn’t care in the least what people say about him.
• 這家公司接連三年虧錢，最後破產了。 · The company lost money three years in a row and finally went bankrupt.
• 臺幣升值，對出口的公司不太有利。 · A stronger Taiwan dollar isn’t great for exporters.
• 經濟慢慢復甦，房子的價錢也開始回升了。 · The economy is slowly recovering, and house prices are starting to climb again.
• 她上臺的時候，絲毫看不出緊張。 · When she went on stage, she didn’t look the least bit nervous.