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凋敝
diāobì
1. impoverished
2. destitute
3. hard
4. depressed (of business)
5. tattered
6. ragged

Character Breakdown

凋
diāo
withered, fallen; exhausted
10 丶
敝
bì
to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
11 丶

Compound Words (1)

民生凋敝
mínshēngdiāobì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

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